MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Reva mean?
Reva is a traditional Sanskrit name of the Narmada river. The river rises at Amarkantak and flows west, giving the name a strong geographical reference. Amarkantak is also called Amrakuta in older Sanskrit geographical usage.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रेवा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Reva in Indian usage
10,657 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 5,948 records (55.8%).
- Recorded as male: 4,709 records (44.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 921 |
| 1950s | 1,575 |
| 1960s | 2,262 |
| 1970s | 2,363 |
| 1980s | 1,755 |
| 1990s | 1,231 |
| Other decades | 550 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 6,121 |
| Rajasthan | 1,430 |
| Jharkhand | 994 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 761 |
| Bihar | 348 |
| Uttarakhand | 308 |
| Punjab | 248 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 211 |
| Haryana | 126 |
| Other states | 110 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Reva / F | 6 | 3,705 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Reva; Table_6, C4099 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Reva; Table_6, C4099
- Monier-Williams, revā, p. 887,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.