Rev
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Rev by the numbers
Rev was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Rev
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rev. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rexking217 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reyking; a form of Reyes377 in the US (2017)
- Renbenevolence; lotus93 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reispirit or soul; also a Portuguese coin62 in the US (2017)
- Redred-haired or ruddy complexion10 in the US (2017)
- Regadvice ruler; diminutive of Reginald4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Rev
Names that are said the same way as Rev, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.