Girls' name · since 1908
Ree
Ree has 300 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1908
- 1950s
- peak decade
300 girls have been named Ree since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ree recorded 300 times among girls since 1908, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2021.
- #15,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 300 born since 1908
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ree ranks #15,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 300 born since 1908, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1908
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ree's 300 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ree's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ree popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2021
- Peak year (1952)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Ree popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1953 (Ree as boys' name)
Ree by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (93 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Ree's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Ree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 28
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
51 births
- 1950s
1950s
93 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 93 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ree's data
- Ree's decade-level peak was the 1950s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
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, 1908–2021 (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 Ree 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.