| Reva | Trisha | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | the Narmada river | thirst, strong desire |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | RAY-vah | TRISH-ah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1921 (351) | 1979 (1,777) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Reva | Trisha |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 393 | 285 |
| 2010s | 571 | 1,016 |
| 2000s | 423 | 2,036 |
| 1990s | 517 | 5,319 |
| 1980s | 906 | 12,807 |
| 1970s | 503 | 12,544 |
| 1960s | 988 | 5,494 |
| 1950s | 1,582 | 567 |
| 1940s | 1,795 | 229 |
| 1930s | 2,379 | 5 |
| 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 trisha / trishna (तृषा), 'thirst, longing, strong desire'. Cross-cultural: Trisha/Tricia is also an English short form of Patricia ('noble').
Reva and Trisha are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Reva means the Narmada river (sanskrit origin), while Trisha means thirst, strong desire (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Reva first appears in 0 and Trisha in 0, so Reva has the longer recorded history.