Reese

Meaning: Ardent, fiery
Origin: Welsh — Anglicized form of Rhys

Boy's name · #603 in the US (2025) · Trending

20% boys · 80% girls — About 80% of babies named Reese in recent years have been girls. Reese →

Popularity over time

Reese is climbing: on the charts since 1880, it is ranked #603 in 2025, with about 480 boys given the name last year. Roughly 20,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#885 in Canada (2025) · #5,137 in England & Wales (2025) · #7,453 in Ecuador (2023) · #6,172 in France (2020) · #749 in Ireland (2018) · #587 in Scotland (2014) · #255 in N. Ireland (2007).

Famous Reeses

Reese Wynans — American musician (born 1947)
Reese McGuire — American baseball player (born 1995)
Reese Schonfeld — American journalist (1931–2020)
Reese Hoffa — American shot putter (born 1977)
Reese Waters — American comedian and writer (born 1980)

In stories & tradition

Reese Wilkerson — Malcolm in the Middle character
Reese — Berwick Saga (video game)

What Reeses become

Among 84 notable people named Reese:

Sports figures appear 2.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Reese Stalder, American tennis player (born 1996).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Rhys (#412) and Reece (#460), Reese 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: Kieran · Rishi · Jase · Rohan · Reece · Rian

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