Revin
A masculine name derived from the Old English name Raegenfrith meaning "brave counsel".
Name Census estimates that about 155 living Americans carry the first name Revin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Revin today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Revin births was 2012 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Revin. 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.
People living today
155
~ 1 in 2,211,318 Americans
Peak year
2012
14 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2023 SSA rank
#6,809
Tracked since 1988
Census
Revin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 210 people with the first name Revin, which placed it at #37,260 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,260
National first-name rank
People counted
210
210 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Revin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Revin is White at 63.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (12.4%) and Black (8.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Revin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Revin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.3% · 133
- Asian and Pacific Islander12.4% · 26
- Black or African American8.6% · 18
- Two or more races8.1% · 17
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2
Popularity
Revin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Revin from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 81 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Revin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Revin 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 Revin 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 Revin
The name Revin has its roots in the ancient Indo-European language family, tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *reu-, which means "to roar or make a loud noise." This linguistic connection suggests that the name may have originally been associated with strength, power, or perhaps a fierce warrior spirit.
In the early medieval period, the name Revin emerged as a variant of the Germanic name Raven, which was derived from the Old Norse word "hrafn," meaning "raven." The raven, a powerful and intelligent bird, held great symbolic significance in Norse mythology and was often associated with the god Odin, wisdom, and the afterlife.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Revin can be found in the Icelandic Sagas, a collection of historical tales and myths from the 13th and 14th centuries. In the Saga of Grettir the Strong, a character named Revin is described as a formidable warrior and loyal companion to the legendary hero, Grettir.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Revin. In the 11th century, Revin of Liège (c. 1010 - c. 1080) was a Benedictine monk and author who wrote influential works on theology and monastic life. During the High Middle Ages, Revin de Boulogne (c. 1150 - c. 1220) was a French nobleman and crusader who fought in the Third Crusade alongside Richard the Lionheart.
In the Renaissance period, Revin Cellius (1490 - 1567) was a German humanist scholar and poet who made significant contributions to the study of classical literature. A century later, Revin Jansen (1612 - 1678) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his exquisite still-life paintings and landscapes.
Moving into the modern era, Revin Haglund (1904 - 1990) was a Swedish ice hockey player and Olympic medalist who competed in the 1928 and 1936 Winter Olympics. He is considered one of the greatest players in the early history of Swedish ice hockey.
People
Revin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Revin 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
Revin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Revin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 155 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Revin 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 2,211,318 US residents.
Is Revin a common name?
We classify Revin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 156 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Revin most popular?
The single biggest year for Revin was 2012, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Revin is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Revin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 210 people with the name Revin, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,260 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Revin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Revin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Revin leans strongly male. 178 people counted with this name were male (88.6%), compared with 23 female bearers (11.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Revin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Revin is White at 63.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (12.4%) and Black (8.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Revin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Revin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.3% (133 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Revin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Revin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Revin in the SSA data are male. 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 Revin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Revin 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 Revin 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.
How common is the name Revin?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.