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Origin & history of Reef1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Reef comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Coral or underwater structure..
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How popular is Reef?
2021
peak year
Reef first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1996. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2021, 81 babies received the name (ranked #1898). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2316), with roughly 65 babies named Reef each year. Reef's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,290 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
81
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,898)
(ranked #1,898)
65
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
650
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,290
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Reef7
Life path number
The Seeker
Wisdom, introspection and spiritual depth.
🔍Deeply curious
📚Knowledgeable
🌙Introspective
🦋Independent
R9
E5
E5
F6
Sum: 25 → Life path 7
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Personality of Reef🔍
Curious & intellectual
Always questioning, always learning.
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Deep thinker
Surface answers don't satisfy them.
🌙
Reflective & wise
They think before they speak. Worth hearing.
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Beautifully independent
Their solitude is purposeful, not lonely.
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