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Reece

Meaning
Ardent, fiery
Origin
Welsh — Anglicized form of Rhys

Boy's name · #460 in the US (2025) · Trending

80% boys · 20% girls — Reece is also given to girls: 202 in 2025, about 20% in recent years. Reece →

Popularity over time

Reece ranked #460 in 2025, with about 680 boys given the name last year. Roughly 22,000 have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#314 in N. Ireland (2025) · #400 in Scotland (2025) · #402 in Ireland (2025) · #580 in Canada (2025) · #621 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #927 in Poland (2023) · #387 in New Zealand (2021) · #3,209 in Austria (2020) · #5,187 in France (2008) · #78 in Australia (QLD) (2002) · #92 in Australia (NSW) (2001).

Famous Reeces

In stories & tradition

What Reeces become

Among 173 notable people named Reece:

Sports figures appear 3.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Reece James, English footballer (born 1999).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Rhys (#412) and Reese (#603), Reece would rank around #189 with about 1,900 births last year — the newborns split about 40/35/25 across Rhys, Reece, and Reese.

Similar names: Rhys · Kieran · Reese · Bryce · Lane · Rian

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