Reeve
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Reeve
Cool and dignified, sophisticated and modern, Reeve might be seen as alternative to long-familiar Reese. A medieval occupational name, a reeve was an English manor officer responsible for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations; as such, it has been linked to bailiffs and sheriffs.
Reeve for boys#3494 US
Given to more than 30 boys in a recent year, it is also occasionally used a girl name (notably by aviators Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, for their youngest child). Currently, plural form Reeves outranks it across the board however.
Reeve for girls#14549 US
Chosen by aviators Charles and Anne Lindbergh for their daughter, Reeve could work as a distinctive alternative to Reese. While it is currently more popular for boys, nine girls received the name in a recent year, meaning around 20% of all Reeves born in the US were girls.
The name comes from a Medieval occupational name, used to describe someone who enforced feudal obligations and whose role may be compared to that of a sheriff or bailiff.
Pronounced REEV.
As of October 2026, Reeve ranked #3494 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2543 in 2016.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,878 | 41 | 21.3 |
| 2015 | #3,070 | 38 | 19.8 |
| 2016 | #2,543 | 50 | 26.3 |
| 2017 | #2,750 | 45 | 24.3 |
| 2018 | #3,864 | 28 | 15.4 |
| 2019 | #4,768 | 21 | 11.7 |
| 2020 | #3,548 | 31 | 18 |
| 2021 | #2,958 | 42 | 24 |
| 2022 | #3,394 | 35 | 20 |
| 2023 | #3,100 | 40 | 23.4 |
| 2024 | #3,432 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2025 | #3,494 | 33 | 19.3 |
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