Unisex name · since 1880
Reece
21,968 babies named Reece in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #460 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,968
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Reece is the #460 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 21,968 recorded since 1880.
Reece has 21,968 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #460 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #793 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #460 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21,968 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reece ranks #793 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #460 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21,968 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #460 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,968
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Reece's 21,968 recorded births place it above 98.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Reece compares
21,968 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Reece's all-time total is 60x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reece | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,968 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 798 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reece's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Reece splits its recorded history at 1957: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 798 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Reece popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 798
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Reece popularity over time - girls
4,949 total births recorded since 1994 (Reece as girls' name)
Reece by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7,216 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Reece's strongest decade.
7,216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Reece births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 61
1880s
61 births
- 1890s 26
1890s
26 births
- 1900s 60
1900s
60 births
- 1910s 305
1910s
305 births
- 1920s 433
1920s
433 births
- 1930s 341
1930s
341 births
- 1940s 275
1940s
275 births
- 1950s 268
1950s
268 births
- 1960s 270
1960s
270 births
- 1970s 284
1970s
284 births
- 1980s 785
1980s
785 births
- 1990s 2,878
1990s
2,878 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,216 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,199 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,567 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7,216 births (33% of all-time use).
How Reece compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Reece's total volume
Reece by state
Where Reece concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,610 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 1,439 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 956 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 892 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 803 | 3.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 752 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 744 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 652 | 3.0% |
1,610 of 21,968 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Reece appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reece's data
- Reece's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (7,216 total births) through the 2020s (3,567) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Reeces (1,610 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Reece: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Reece 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.