Reece
- #1,144 for girls in 2025, 202 births
- #460 for boys in 2025, 675 births
- Given to boys 81.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2001 · 798 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,968since 1880
Reece over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,144 | 202 | #460 | 675 |
| 2024 | #1,429 | 155 | #455 | 686 |
| 2023 | #1,324 | 171 | #449 | 688 |
| 2022 | #1,659 | 127 | #530 | 563 |
| 2021 | #1,612 | 130 | #577 | 485 |
| 2020 | #1,533 | 138 | #588 | 470 |
| 2019 | #1,598 | 133 | #575 | 484 |
| 2018 | #1,488 | 147 | #600 | 455 |
| 2017 | #1,422 | 160 | #592 | 461 |
| 2016 | #1,345 | 176 | #579 | 478 |
| 2015 | #1,326 | 179 | #570 | 492 |
| 2014 | #1,147 | 217 | #541 | 512 |
| 2013 | #1,092 | 225 | #519 | 511 |
| 2012 | #1,227 | 198 | #483 | 558 |
| 2011 | #1,117 | 221 | #440 | 617 |
| 2010 | #1,197 | 202 | #436 | 631 |
| 2009 | #983 | 269 | #430 | 654 |
| 2008 | #1,070 | 244 | #414 | 716 |
| 2007 | #1,041 | 253 | #425 | 676 |
| 2006 | #1,102 | 227 | #412 | 700 |
| 2005 | #1,093 | 218 | #372 | 780 |
| 2004 | #1,058 | 219 | #390 | 695 |
| 2003 | #1,191 | 180 | #358 | 757 |
| 2002 | #1,288 | 152 | #350 | 779 |
| 2001 | #1,726 | 104 | #344 | 798 |
| 2000 | #1,719 | 102 | #387 | 661 |
| 1999 | #1,999 | 78 | #416 | 564 |
| 1998 | #2,973 | 43 | #464 | 485 |
| 1997 | #3,365 | 34 | #602 | 293 |
| 1996 | #3,831 | 28 | #653 | 256 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #643 | 260 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #655 | 252 |
| 1993 | — | #699 | 220 | |
| 1992 | — | #699 | 216 | |
| 1991 | — | #797 | 167 | |
| 1990 | — | #790 | 165 | |
| 1989 | — | #848 | 140 | |
| 1988 | — | #765 | 152 | |
| 1987 | — | #870 | 115 | |
| 1986 | — | #877 | 107 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,133 | 67 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,294 | 51 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,470 | 42 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,539 | 40 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,811 | 31 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,524 | 40 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,711 | 33 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,669 | 16 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,780 | 29 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,828 | 27 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,001 | 23 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,358 | 17 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,548 | 31 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,418 | 36 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,415 | 36 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,396 | 36 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,492 | 29 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,393 | 31 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,573 | 24 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,194 | 39 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,335 | 33 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,655 | 23 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,852 | 19 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,778 | 21 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,486 | 29 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,467 | 29 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,483 | 28 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,411 | 31 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,532 | 26 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,503 | 26 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,628 | 22 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,245 | 36 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,517 | 25 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,643 | 21 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,499 | 24 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,616 | 21 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,280 | 32 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,297 | 32 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,257 | 31 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,227 | 29 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,173 | 32 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,636 | 19 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,316 | 28 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,288 | 27 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,168 | 31 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,221 | 29 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,118 | 34 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,020 | 39 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,059 | 38 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,094 | 36 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,175 | 33 | |
| 1931 | — | #983 | 45 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,259 | 32 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,094 | 40 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,003 | 47 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,112 | 41 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,034 | 45 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,108 | 40 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,020 | 48 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,087 | 43 | |
| 1922 | — | #991 | 51 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,086 | 42 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,208 | 36 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,063 | 41 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,094 | 39 | |
| 1917 | — | #997 | 43 | |
| 1916 | — | #864 | 53 | |
| 1915 | — | #962 | 42 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,221 | 23 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,023 | 24 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,059 | 19 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Reece was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Reece is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Hampshire#169 · 1 in 563
- South Dakota#192 · 1 in 549
- Montana#227 · 1 in 753
- West Virginia#227 · 1 in 770
- Nebraska#266 · 1 in 980
Best ever in a state: #115 in Hawaii, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #169 | 8 | 1 in 563 |
| South Dakota | #192 | 7 | 1 in 549 |
| Montana | #227 | 5 | 1 in 753 |
| West Virginia | #227 | 8 | 1 in 770 |
| Nebraska | #266 | 9 | 1 in 980 |
| Oklahoma | #311 | 15 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Louisiana | #314 | 16 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Tennessee | #325 | 27 | 1 in 1,362 |
| Connecticut | #326 | 9 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Idaho | #332 | 7 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Kentucky | #345 | 14 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Indiana | #350 | 21 | 1 in 1,508 |
| Wisconsin | #355 | 15 | 1 in 1,562 |
| Virginia | #365 | 22 | 1 in 1,693 |
| Mississippi | #370 | 8 | 1 in 1,355 |
| North Carolina | #372 | 30 | 1 in 1,716 |
| Illinois | #375 | 28 | 1 in 1,770 |
| Michigan | #375 | 23 | 1 in 1,748 |
| Florida | #384 | 50 | 1 in 1,911 |
| Minnesota | #392 | 14 | 1 in 1,750 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 8 | 1 in 1,573 |
| Iowa | #399 | 8 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Alabama | #400 | 13 | 1 in 1,655 |
| Washington | #403 | 18 | 1 in 1,822 |
| Ohio | #411 | 26 | 1 in 2,021 |
| South Carolina | #414 | 12 | 1 in 1,767 |
| Massachusetts | #438 | 11 | 1 in 2,456 |
| Pennsylvania | #489 | 20 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Utah | #515 | 8 | 1 in 2,458 |
| Missouri | #559 | 10 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Georgia | #566 | 18 | 1 in 2,790 |
| Maryland | #571 | 8 | 1 in 2,862 |
| Texas | #588 | 53 | 1 in 3,303 |
| Kansas | #590 | 5 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Oregon | #604 | 5 | 1 in 3,012 |
| New Jersey | #607 | 11 | 1 in 3,615 |
| Colorado | #626 | 8 | 1 in 3,356 |
| Arizona | #634 | 10 | 1 in 3,272 |
| New York | #639 | 23 | 1 in 3,671 |
| California | #683 | 40 | 1 in 4,387 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Reece
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 5 spots since 2024 (#455 → #460)
- 128 spots since 2020 (#588 → #460)
- Biggest jump: 314 spots in 1881
- Biggest drop: 251 spots in 1884
Rise & fade · boys
121 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2001 at #344 (798 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1986–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,435
- Highest: 1 in 2,435 boys born in 2001 were named Reece (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,530 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 32.8% of all boys named Reece (7,216) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 61 | #595 (1881) | #734 |
| 1890s | 26 | #963 (1891) | #1,029 |
| 1900s | 60 | #910 (1903) | #1,063 |
| 1910s | 305 | #864 (1916) | #1,037 |
| 1920s | 433 | #991 (1922) | #1,074 |
| 1930s | 341 | #983 (1931) | #1,147 |
| 1940s | 275 | #1,173 (1944) | #1,346 |
| 1950s | 268 | #1,245 (1953) | #1,493 |
| 1960s | 270 | #1,194 (1966) | #1,545 |
| 1970s | 284 | #1,396 (1970) | #1,812 |
| 1980s | 785 | #765 (1988) | #1,213 |
| 1990s | 2,878 | #416 (1999) | #642 |
| 2000s | 7,216 | #344 (2001) | #388 |
| 2010s | 5,199 | #436 (2010) | #534 |
| 2020s | 3,567 | #449 (2023) | #510 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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