How Many People Are Named Reese?
people named Reese are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,530 people in the US has this name
Based on 64,381 babies named Reese in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,950 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of RHYS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Reese, 71.9% were girls and 28.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Reese rose from 0% in the 1900s to 80.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Reese alive today is about 14 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Reese first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2007, to 2,950 babies. In 2025, 2,106 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Reese has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #128, in 2012. In 2025 it ranked #192. Among boys, its best rank was #369, in 2003.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #192 | #603 |
| Best rank | #128 (2012) | #369 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #156 in the 2010s | #421 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Reese alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Reese were born in Texas than in any other state: about 5,450 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Reese was given 2.3 times as often in North Dakota, 1.9 times in South Dakota and 1.8 times in Nebraska.
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