Reece vs Reef

Side-by-side comparison of Reece and Reef — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Reece

Boy name · Rank #455

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Name B

Reef

Boy name · Rank #2578

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Metric Reece Reef
Current Rank #455 #2578
Total Births (all years) 21,290 1,234
Peak Year 2001 2021
Peak Year Births 798 81
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1996

Births by Decade

Decade Reece Reef
1880ss 61 —
1890ss 26 —
1900ss 60 —
1910ss 305 —
1920ss 433 —
1930ss 341 —
1940ss 275 —
1950ss 268 —
1960ss 270 —
1970ss 284 —
1980ss 786 —
1990ss 2,877 30
2000ss 7,216 311
2010ss 5,198 573
2020ss 2,890 320

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Reece Reef
2014 512 54
2015 492 51
2016 478 57
2017 461 51
2018 455 53
2019 484 71
2020 470 58
2021 484 81
2022 562 61
2023 688 68
2024 686 52

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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