Unisex name · since 1995

Reace

89 babies named Reace in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,187 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

Reace sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 89 recorded since 1995.

Reace has 89 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2017.

  • #18,187 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 89 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reace ranks #18,187 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,187 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Reace's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Reace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Reace's full recorded timeline at 2007, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Reace popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
468101214 1995200120052007200920122017 5

Reace popularity over time - girls

37 total births recorded since 2002 (Reace as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 37 births
456789 200220042008200920112012 8

Reace by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (57 births, 64% of the file).

2000s was Reace's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Reace births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reace? ▼
Since 1995, Social Security records show 89 babies named Reace. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,187 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 13 births.
Where does Reace sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reace ranks #18,187 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Reace most popular? ▼
Reace was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Reace a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Reace is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 89 births, and as a girl's name it has 37 births.
How long has the name Reace been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Reace since 1995 -- 23 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Reace? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reagan, Real, Read, Reason, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Reace's data

  • Reace's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2010s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Reace

Nearby Names Like Reace

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Reace

Reagan Boy
#1680 7,841 births
Real Boy
395 births
Read Boy
308 births
Reason Boy
#2996 255 births
Rea Boy
190 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Reace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Reace draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.