Reece
#1,144 for girls in 2025, 202 births · #460 for boys in 2025, 675 births
Given to boys 81.6% of the time
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 2006
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#168 · 1 in 638
- Maine#190 · 1 in 918
- Minnesota#201 · 1 in 1,025
- Indiana#209 · 1 in 1,021
- Nebraska#210 · 1 in 885
Best ever in a state: #115 in Hawaii, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #168 | 8 | 1 in 638 |
| Maine | #190 | 6 | 1 in 918 |
| Minnesota | #201 | 30 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Indiana | #209 | 38 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Nebraska | #210 | 12 | 1 in 885 |
| Kentucky | #226 | 19 | 1 in 1,262 |
| Arkansas | #229 | 15 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Louisiana | #232 | 22 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Iowa | #234 | 15 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Kansas | #246 | 16 | 1 in 1,051 |
| West Virginia | #248 | 6 | 1 in 1,461 |
| Mississippi | #252 | 14 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Michigan | #276 | 34 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Ohio | #280 | 39 | 1 in 1,704 |
| Idaho | #316 | 6 | 1 in 1,517 |
| Colorado | #355 | 15 | 1 in 2,018 |
| Oregon | #355 | 11 | 1 in 1,850 |
| Oklahoma | #359 | 12 | 1 in 1,795 |
| Missouri | #374 | 14 | 1 in 2,498 |
| Pennsylvania | #377 | 23 | 1 in 2,804 |
| Wisconsin | #380 | 12 | 1 in 2,493 |
| Washington | #384 | 17 | 1 in 2,138 |
| North Carolina | #386 | 22 | 1 in 2,477 |
| South Carolina | #393 | 11 | 1 in 2,060 |
| Tennessee | #396 | 15 | 1 in 2,497 |
| Massachusetts | #447 | 9 | 1 in 3,657 |
| Nevada | #469 | 5 | 1 in 3,124 |
| Alabama | #485 | 8 | 1 in 3,158 |
| Arizona | #485 | 13 | 1 in 3,486 |
| Illinois | #493 | 22 | 1 in 3,499 |
| Texas | #502 | 48 | 1 in 3,882 |
| Virginia | #505 | 12 | 1 in 3,664 |
| Florida | #520 | 28 | 1 in 3,691 |
| Georgia | #547 | 17 | 1 in 3,672 |
| Utah | #566 | 6 | 1 in 3,882 |
| Maryland | #569 | 7 | 1 in 4,301 |
| California | #630 | 41 | 1 in 6,349 |
| New Jersey | #649 | 9 | 1 in 5,228 |
| New York | #692 | 19 | 1 in 5,765 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
- 5 spots since 2024 (#455 → #460)
- 128 spots since 2020 (#588 → #460)
- 110 spots since 2015 (#570 → #460)
- Biggest jump: 314 spots in 1881 (#909 → #595)
- Biggest drop: 251 spots in 1884 (#597 → #848)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2001 at #344 (798 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1986–2025
- 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%)
- 32.8% of all boys named Reece (7,216) were born in this decade
- 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.
Reece in 2006
Top girls' names in 2006
Top boys' names in 2006
More about 2006
girls
1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 8,375 of them was named Reece, which outranked 94.5% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,097Elianna229
- #1,097Livia229
- #1,101Kyndall228
- #1,102Reece227
- #1,102Carli227
- #1,102Ebony227
- #1,102Kylah227
- #1,107Beatriz226
- #1,107Charley226
- #1,107Robin226
Tied with 4 names at #1,102; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
- ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
- ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
- ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
- ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 2,936 of them was named Reece, which outranked 97.1% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.