Reva
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning river; based on Sanskrit reva.
Reva by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Reva. In the US, 61 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 351 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Reva. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Reevariver; a form of Reva97 in England and Wales (2025)
- Renapeace; short form of irene or serena80 in the US (2017)
- Rivariver; also a diminutive of Rebecca45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Redasatisfied, content22 in the US (2017)
- Rebato bind or captivate19 in the US (2017)
- Reaflowing stream9 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Reva
Names that are said the same way as Reva, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a river
Like Reva, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Guadaluperiver of the wolf439 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Reva
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