| Reva | Asha | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | the Narmada river | hope, wish |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | RAY-vah | AH-shah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1921 (351) | 2000 (250) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Reva | Asha |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 393 | 973 |
| 2010s | 571 | 1,947 |
| 2000s | 423 | 2,120 |
| 1990s | 517 | 2,162 |
| 1980s | 906 | 1,229 |
| 1970s | 503 | 566 |
| 1960s | 988 | 72 |
| 1950s | 1,582 | 0 |
| 1940s | 1,795 | 0 |
| 1930s | 2,379 | 0 |
| 1920s | 3,108 | 0 |
| 1910s | 2,067 | 0 |
| 1900s | 593 | 0 |
| 1890s | 212 | 0 |
| 1880s | 11 | 0 |
From Sanskrit reva (रेवा), an ancient name of the sacred Narmada river, connoting flowing water. Well established.
From Sanskrit 'asha' (आशा) meaning 'hope, wish, desire'. Flag: an identically spelled but etymologically DIFFERENT Avestan word 'asha' means 'truth/cosmic order' (Zoroastrianism), and the Swahili name Asha derives from Arabic for 'life' - these are separate roots that share a spelling.
Reva and Asha are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Reva means the Narmada river (sanskrit origin), while Asha means hope, wish (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Reva first appears in 0 and Asha in 0, so Reva has the longer recorded history.