Reeves
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning steward or official; occupational surname used as given name.
Babies a year
25
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Reeves by the numbers
Reeves was given to 25 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 26 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Reeves. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Reeves, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Reeves, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Ameliawork, industriousness2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Graysonson of the steward8,767 in the US (2017)
- Penelopeweaver; wife of Odysseus1,174 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Reeves
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