Reeve

Reeve is a unisex given name: about 82% of people named Reeve are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 82%Female 18%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 82% male / 18% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 679 male / 173 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Reeve

To address Reeve when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Reeve," in English, "Guten Tag Reeve," in German. About 82% of people named Reeve are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Reeve,

German

Guten Tag Reeve,

French

Bonjour Reeve,

Spanish

Estimado/a Reeve:

Chinese

Reeve您好：

Japanese

Reeve様

English

Hi Reeve,

German

Hi Reeve,

French

Salut Reeve,

Spanish

Hola Reeve,

Chinese

Reeve你好：

Japanese

Reeveさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Reeve by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	80%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

679 male · 173 female · 852 births recorded

Male 80%Female 20%

Since 1980: 78% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Reeve a male or female name?

Reeve is a unisex given name: about 82% of people named Reeve are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Reeve in an email?

Is Reeve a unisex name?

Reeve is not a unisex name: 82% of people named Reeve are men. Reeve leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Reeve a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/reeve (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_reeve,
  title  = {Is Reeve a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/reeve},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}