Unisex name · since 1924
Reese
44,775 babies named Reese in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #192 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 44,775
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Reese currently ranks #192 among unisex names in America, with 44,775 babies recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reese has been recorded 44,775 times among girls since 1924, currently ranked #192 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #192 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 44,775 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reese ranks #641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #192 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 44,775 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #192 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 44,775
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Reese's 44,775 recorded births place it above 99.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Reese compares
44,775 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Reese's all-time total is 119x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reese | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44,775 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,459 | 21 | 19,840 |
Reese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reese's full recorded timeline at 2008, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 2,459 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reese popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 2,459
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Reese popularity over time - boys
19,606 total births recorded since 1880 (Reese as boys' name)
Reese by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20,182 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Reese's strongest decade.
20,182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Reese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1990s 372
1990s
372 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,824 births
- 2010s
2010s
20,182 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,386 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20,182 births (45% of all-time use).
How Reese compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Reese's total volume
Reese by state
Where Reese concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,977 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 3,820 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,178 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,142 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,028 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,860 | 4.2% |
| #7 | New York | | 1,663 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,614 | 3.6% |
3,977 of 44,775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Reese appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reese's data
- Reese's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20,182 total births) through the 2020s (10,386) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Reeses (3,977 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 Reese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Reese 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.