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 2011
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#195 · 1 in 817
- Nebraska#226 · 1 in 816
- South Dakota#228 · 1 in 796
- Louisiana#228 · 1 in 1,031
- Arkansas#255 · 1 in 1,116
Best ever in a state: #115 in Hawaii, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #195 | 6 | 1 in 817 |
| Nebraska | #226 | 12 | 1 in 816 |
| Louisiana | #228 | 23 | 1 in 1,031 |
| South Dakota | #228 | 5 | 1 in 796 |
| Arkansas | #255 | 13 | 1 in 1,116 |
| Idaho | #269 | 8 | 1 in 1,019 |
| Indiana | #281 | 27 | 1 in 1,334 |
| Wisconsin | #287 | 19 | 1 in 1,439 |
| Maryland | #307 | 17 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Minnesota | #307 | 18 | 1 in 1,565 |
| Kansas | #309 | 13 | 1 in 1,227 |
| Missouri | #326 | 19 | 1 in 1,704 |
| Pennsylvania | #327 | 29 | 1 in 2,099 |
| Oklahoma | #330 | 14 | 1 in 1,453 |
| Kentucky | #348 | 11 | 1 in 2,016 |
| Ohio | #357 | 27 | 1 in 2,211 |
| Colorado | #361 | 15 | 1 in 1,806 |
| Alabama | #367 | 11 | 1 in 2,083 |
| Iowa | #370 | 8 | 1 in 1,882 |
| Michigan | #381 | 22 | 1 in 2,194 |
| Mississippi | #404 | 7 | 1 in 1,985 |
| South Carolina | #412 | 9 | 1 in 2,338 |
| Nevada | #420 | 6 | 1 in 2,228 |
| Tennessee | #449 | 13 | 1 in 2,679 |
| Massachusetts | #455 | 9 | 1 in 3,333 |
| North Carolina | #460 | 17 | 1 in 2,994 |
| Georgia | #474 | 19 | 1 in 2,894 |
| Florida | #477 | 30 | 1 in 3,067 |
| Arizona | #488 | 12 | 1 in 3,056 |
| Washington | #538 | 11 | 1 in 3,266 |
| Illinois | #553 | 18 | 1 in 3,765 |
| Virginia | #575 | 10 | 1 in 4,130 |
| Texas | #603 | 39 | 1 in 4,488 |
| California | #641 | 42 | 1 in 5,485 |
| New York | #768 | 17 | 1 in 6,143 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 2011
Top girls' names in 2011
Top boys' names in 2011
More about 2011
girls
1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 7,960 of them was named Reece, which outranked 94.3% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 3,078 of them was named Reece, which outranked 96.9% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.