Names / Boy names
Reef
Current rank
#2,509
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,898
in 2021
First recorded
1996
in U.S. data
Children named
1,300
since 1996
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,898 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Reef is a boys' name that makes its debut in 1996. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 1,300 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.