Unisex name · since 1914
Rees
1,014 babies named Rees in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,014
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,014 babies have been named Rees since 1914, making it today's #6173 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Rees recorded 1,014 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #6173 nationally today, ahead of 56% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #5,100 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,173 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,014 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rees ranks #5,100 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,173 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,014 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,014
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rees's 1,014 recorded births place it above 88.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rees compares
1,014 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Rees's all-time total is 175% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rees | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,014 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rees's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rees's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rees popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Rees popularity over time - girls
136 total births recorded since 1999 (Rees as girls' name)
Rees by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (287 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Rees's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Rees births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 29
1910s
29 births
- 1920s 39
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 35
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 54
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
287 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 287 births (28% of all-time use).
How Rees 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 Rees's total volume
Rees by state
Where Rees concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
27 of 1,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rees's data
- Rees's decade-level peak was the 2000s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Reess (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rees: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Rees 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.