Total births
80
Unisex name · since 1920
Rease
80 babies named Rease in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 80
- total births
- 1920–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Rease is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 80 have been recorded since 1920.
Rease has 80 recorded births among boys since 1920, 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 1920 to 2014.
- 80 total births
- 1920–2014 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
80 boys have been named Rease since 1920, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.
- 80
- total births
- 1920–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Rease was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
10 babies were named Rease in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Rease's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rease splits its recorded history at 2004: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rease at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Rease popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2014
- Peak year (2007)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Rease popularity over time - girls
67 total births recorded since 2002 (Rease as girls' name)
Rease by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Rease's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Rease births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rease? ▼
Since 1920, Social Security records show 80 babies named Rease. The most recent recorded year was 2014. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 10 births.
When was Rease most popular? ▼
Rease was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Is Rease a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Rease is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 80 births, and as a girl's name it has 67 births.
How long has the name Rease been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rease since 1920 -- 95 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Rease? ▼
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 Rease's data
- Rease's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2010s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rease
Nearby Names Like Rease
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rease
Reagan Boy
#1574 7,841 births
Real Boy
#10004 395 births
Read Boy
308 births
Reason Boy
#3004 255 births
Rea Boy
190 births
Compare Rease side by side: Rease vs Reagan Rease vs Real Rease vs Read
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1920–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rease: Baby Name Since 1920 - 80 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rease. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rease 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 July 2026.