Revie
Revie refers to an English surname name derived from the French place name "Reviers".
Name Census estimates that about 40 living Americans carry the first name Revie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Revie today is around 5 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Revie births was 2020 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Revie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Revie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
40
~ 1 in 8,568,858 Americans
Peak year
2020
10 babies that year
Average age
5
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,129
Tracked since 1922
Popularity
Revie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Revie from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 33 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Revie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Revie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Revie
The name Revie is a variant of the more common name Reve, which is of Old English origin. It is derived from the Old English word "rēfan," meaning "to rob" or "to plunder." This suggests that the name may have initially been given to someone who was a robber or plunderer, or perhaps someone who was a successful warrior or conqueror.
The earliest recorded instance of the name Revie dates back to the 11th century, when it appeared in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landholdings and tenants in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This suggests that the name was already in use among the Anglo-Saxon population prior to the Norman Conquest.
One of the earliest notable bearers of the name Revie was Revie of Abingdon, a 12th-century English monk and philosopher. He was known for his work on logic and his commentaries on the writings of Aristotle.
In the 14th century, a man named Revie de Vere was mentioned in the records of the Exchequer, which was the financial and administrative office of the English government at that time. This indicates that the name was still in use among the nobility and upper classes during the Middle Ages.
During the English Renaissance, a playwright and poet named Revie Wilson (c. 1585-1651) gained some recognition for his works, which included a tragedy called "The Life and Death of Sir John Van Olden Barnavelt" and a collection of poems titled "The Passionate Pilgrim."
Another notable figure with the name Revie was Revie Shelley (1792-1822), the younger brother of the famous Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Although not as well-known as his sibling, Revie was a respected writer and philosopher in his own right, and he co-authored several works with Percy.
One of the most famous bearers of the name Revie in modern times was Revie Revie (1927-1989), an English football player and manager who achieved great success as the manager of Leeds United during the 1960s and 1970s. Under his leadership, Leeds United won several major trophies, including two First Division titles and one FA Cup.
People
Revie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Revie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Revie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Revie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 40 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Revie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 8,568,858 US residents.
Is Revie a common name?
We classify Revie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 51% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 45 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Revie most popular?
The single biggest year for Revie was 2020, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Revie is about 5 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Revie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Revie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Revie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Revie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Revie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Revie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Revie?
Find out how many people share the name Revie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.