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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Reef

Used in both girl and boy records

Reef appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Reef by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDReef as a girl’s nameUS records 2012–2024
#28201girl rank2024peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDReef as a boy’s nameUS records 1996–2024
#3851boy rank2021peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Reef in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl20188 uses#1139420182012–20194 listed years
Boy201172 uses#192520111996–202025 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.