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Reef

Boy's name · #2509 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Reef is near its high-water mark: it reached #1898 in 2021 and still ranked #2509 in 2025. About 1,300 boys have carried it since 1996.

Across the states

In recent years, Reef ran about 45× its national rate in Hawaii.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Reef ranks in other countries and regions.

#340 in New Zealand (2025) · #3,256 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,810 in Canada (2022) · #3,288 in Austria (2017) · #8,569 in Ecuador (2015).

Famous Reefs

• Reef the Lost Cauze — American rapper (born 1981)
• Reef Karim — TV personality, author, and physician
• Reef McInnes — Australian rules footballer (born 2002)
• Reef Peretz — Israeli footballer (born 1991)
• Reef Messika — Israeli footballer (born 1989)

Similar names: Makaio · Ripp · Eliab · Rye · Ridley · Raziel

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