Reef
#3,994 most common boys' name of all time · #9,771 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1996–2025
Rank among boys
#3,994
Rank overall
#9,771 of 105,966
First appeared
1996
Years on the list
30 of 146
All-time
1,353
Since 2016
659
Peak year
2021 #1,902
Best rank
#1,902 2021
Girls
Boys
peak 89/yr
Reef first appears in 1996. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 54 | 61 | #2,506 |
| 2024 | 10 | 53 | 63 | #2,551 |
| 2023 | 6 | 68 | 74 | #2,142 |
| 2022 | 7 | 62 | 69 | #2,318 |
| 2021 | 8 | 81 | 89 | #1,902 |
| 2020 | — | 58 | 58 | #2,339 |
| 2019 | 5 | 71 | 76 | #2,058 |
| 2018 | 8 | 53 | 61 | #2,468 |
| 2017 | — | 51 | 51 | #2,527 |
| 2016 | — | 57 | 57 | #2,328 |
| 2015 | — | 51 | 51 | #2,478 |
| 2014 | — | 54 | 54 | #2,399 |
| 2013 | 5 | 49 | 54 | #2,524 |
| 2012 | 7 | 51 | 58 | #2,479 |
| 2011 | — | 72 | 72 | #1,945 |
| 2010 | — | 64 | 64 | #2,117 |
| 2009 | — | 51 | 51 | #2,526 |
| 2008 | — | 51 | 51 | #2,506 |
| 2007 | — | 39 | 39 | #3,020 |
| 2006 | — | 47 | 47 | #2,573 |
| 2005 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,235 |
| 2004 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,525 |
| 2003 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,011 |
| 2002 | — | 24 | 24 | #3,664 |
| 2001 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,372 |
| 2000 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,777 |
| 1999 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,074 |
| 1998 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,803 |
| 1997 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,099 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,986 |