Reece
Reece is given to both girls and boys: 202 girls and 675 boys were given it in 2025 (#1,149 among girls’ names and #460 among boys’, #726 among all names counting both); 26,917 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 25,000 Americans named Reece and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (93% of everyone recorded); the median is 18 years old and half are between 9 and 24.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Reece by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Reece mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Reece is “a unisex given name transferred from the surname.”
Borrowed from Welsh Rhys.
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Reece?
#460 among boys’ names, 2025
Reece rose from #571 in 2015 to #460 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 0.26 to 0.40 per 1,000.
998 babies in 2005, the peak
Reece peaked in 2005, when 998 babies were given it (780 boys, #372 among boys’ names). The 877 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 88% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 202 | #1,149 | 675 | #460 |
| 2024 | 155 | #1,434 | 686 | #455 |
| 2023 | 171 | #1,328 | 688 | #449 |
| 2022 | 127 | #1,665 | 563 | #530 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,621 | 485 | #578 |
| 2020 | 138 | #1,541 | 470 | #591 |
| 2019 | 133 | #1,604 | 484 | #575 |
| 2018 | 147 | #1,494 | 455 | #602 |
| 2017 | 160 | #1,429 | 461 | #592 |
| 2016 | 176 | #1,350 | 478 | #579 |
Every recorded year (138)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 179 | #1,327 | 492 | #571 |
| 2014 | 217 | #1,150 | 512 | #542 |
| 2013 | 225 | #1,092 | 511 | #520 |
| 2012 | 198 | #1,229 | 558 | #484 |
| 2011 | 221 | #1,118 | 617 | #440 |
| 2010 | 202 | #1,203 | 631 | #436 |
| 2009 | 269 | #986 | 654 | #430 |
| 2008 | 244 | #1,073 | 716 | #414 |
| 2007 | 253 | #1,042 | 676 | #426 |
| 2006 | 227 | #1,106 | 700 | #412 |
| 2005 | 218 | #1,095 | 780 | #372 |
| 2004 | 219 | #1,061 | 695 | #391 |
| 2003 | 180 | #1,193 | 757 | #359 |
| 2002 | 152 | #1,295 | 779 | #350 |
| 2001 | 104 | #1,733 | 798 | #344 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,722 | 661 | #387 |
| 1999 | 78 | #2,010 | 564 | #418 |
| 1998 | 43 | #3,000 | 485 | #465 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,424 | 293 | #604 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,911 | 256 | #652 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,937 | 260 | #645 |
| 1994 | 6 | #13,021 | 252 | #656 |
| 1993 | under 5 | 220 | #698 | |
| 1992 | under 5 | 216 | #698 | |
| 1991 | under 5 | 167 | #796 | |
| 1990 | under 5 | 165 | #787 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 140 | #849 | |
| 1988 | under 5 | 152 | #765 | |
| 1987 | under 5 | 115 | #873 | |
| 1986 | under 5 | 107 | #879 | |
| 1985 | under 5 | 67 | #1,145 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 51 | #1,314 | |
| 1983 | under 5 | 42 | #1,486 | |
| 1982 | under 5 | 40 | #1,556 | |
| 1981 | under 5 | 31 | #1,852 | |
| 1980 | under 5 | 40 | #1,538 | |
| 1979 | under 5 | 33 | #1,746 | |
| 1978 | under 5 | 16 | #2,769 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 29 | #1,816 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 27 | #1,861 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 23 | #2,049 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 17 | #2,436 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 31 | #1,578 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 36 | #1,436 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 36 | #1,432 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 36 | #1,410 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 29 | #1,522 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 31 | #1,419 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 24 | #1,598 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 39 | #1,213 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 33 | #1,354 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 23 | #1,686 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 22 | #1,731 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 19 | #1,885 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 21 | #1,810 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 29 | #1,516 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 29 | #1,493 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 28 | #1,507 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 31 | #1,430 | |
| 1956 | under 5 | 26 | #1,562 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 26 | #1,529 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 22 | #1,659 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 36 | #1,256 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 25 | #1,541 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 21 | #1,672 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 24 | #1,527 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 21 | #1,655 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 32 | #1,290 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 32 | #1,314 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 31 | #1,276 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 29 | #1,243 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 32 | #1,186 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 19 | #1,683 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 28 | #1,329 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 24 | #1,403 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 27 | #1,304 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 31 | #1,190 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 29 | #1,242 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 24 | #1,396 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 34 | #1,137 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 39 | #1,039 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 38 | #1,074 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 36 | #1,101 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 33 | #1,196 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 45 | #994 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 32 | #1,272 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 40 | #1,106 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 47 | #1,018 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 41 | #1,125 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 45 | #1,048 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 40 | #1,117 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 48 | #1,031 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 43 | #1,098 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 51 | #996 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 42 | #1,099 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 36 | #1,223 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 41 | #1,078 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 39 | #1,109 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 43 | #1,001 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 53 | #870 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 42 | #977 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 23 | #1,253 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 24 | #1,040 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 19 | #1,086 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 11 | #1,106 | |
| 1910 | under 5 | 10 | #1,101 | |
| 1909 | under 5 | 10 | #1,010 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 7 | #1,193 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 5 | #1,503 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 7 | #1,093 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 6 | #1,206 | |
| 1903 | under 5 | 7 | #994 | |
| 1902 | under 5 | 7 | #1,001 | |
| 1901 | under 5 | 5 | #1,177 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 6 | #1,279 | |
| 1898 | under 5 | 6 | #1,095 | |
| 1895 | under 5 | 5 | #1,209 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 5 | #1,151 | |
| 1892 | under 5 | 5 | #1,217 | |
| 1891 | under 5 | 5 | #1,095 | |
| 1888 | under 5 | 7 | #897 | |
| 1887 | under 5 | 9 | #670 | |
| 1885 | under 5 | 9 | #685 | |
| 1884 | under 5 | 6 | #952 | |
| 1883 | under 5 | 10 | #633 | |
| 1882 | under 5 | 6 | #923 | |
| 1881 | under 5 | 9 | #646 | |
| 1880 | under 5 | 5 | #1,033 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Reece a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 26,917 Americans recorded as Reece, 18% are girls and 82% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Reece: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Reece, and how old are they?
25,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 93% of the 26,917 Americans ever recorded as Reece. The median Reece alive today is 18 years old; half are between 9 and 24.
The 2020 Census counted 20,295 people named Reece (3,989 women and girls, 16,306 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 20,987 born in the U.S. The Census count is 3% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 101 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 325 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 423 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 2,230 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 12,900 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 9,060 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Reece born?
The states with the most babies named Reece are Texas, Florida and California, with 25% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 83 | #592 | 0.8× |
| Florida | 60 | #390 | 0.8× |
| California | 55 | #693 | 0.5× |
| Tennessee | 39 | #333 | 1.2× |
| North Carolina | 38 | #379 | 1.1× |
| Indiana | 29 | #364 | 1.6× |
| Michigan | 28 | #389 | 1.0× |
| Illinois | 28 | #395 | 0.7× |
| New York | 28 | #657 | 0.3× |
| Ohio | 26 | #421 | 1.1× |
Where Reece is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Reece is most over-represented in Kansas: since 1910 it was given 1.6 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Reece with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 109,643 babies since 1880, Reece is the second most given (25% of them). In 2025 it was given to 877 of their 3,827 babies (23%), again the second most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Reece
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Reece and names like it
- Compare Reece and ReeseBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2000sReece peaked in 2005.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Reece since 1910.
- From surnamesWiktionary’s origin for Reece: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2005The year the most babies were named Reece.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Reece alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with RMost given first.