Meaning not yet researched.
Reece: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 675 in 2025. Its best rank was #344 in 2001.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #344 in 2001; #460 in 2025. About 77% of babies named Reece in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#460 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2001, at #344.
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Reece: US boys and girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 675 boys in 2025. Peak: #344 in 2001 · most boys in one year: 798 (2001).
In 2025, 675 US boys were named Reece, making it the 460th most common boys’ name of the year, down 5 places from #455 in 2024. That is 11 fewer than the 686 boys named Reece in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #344, reached in 2001. That year also had the most boys given the name: 798. For comparison, it was #571 in 2015 and #1,528 in 1950.
In 2025, 202 US girls were named Reece, making it the 1,149th most common girls’ name of the year, up 285 places from #1,434 in 2024. That is 47 more than the 155 girls named Reece in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #986, reached in 2009. That year also had the most girls given the name: 269. For comparison, it was #1,327 in 2015 and unranked in 1950.
Social Security card records list Reece in 138 years of the 146 from 1880 to 2025, starting in 1880 with 5 babies. In all, 26,917 US babies have been given the name, 18% of them girls and 82% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 9,184 babies named Reece.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 5,445 US boys were named Reece; the busiest of those years was 2023, with 688. In 2025 that was about 1 in 2,530 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Reece ranked highest in New Hampshire in 2025, at #182 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Reese (64,381 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Reace, Reyce and Reche are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Reace (126), Reyce (81), Reche (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Reece in the open dataset we use.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 11 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 8 | #182 | — |
| South Dakota | 7 | #216 | — |
| West Virginia | 8 | #247 | — |
| Montana | 5 | #278 | — |
| Nebraska | 9 | #286 | #314 |
| Oklahoma | 15 | #323 | #437 |
| Louisiana | 16 | #329 | #291 |
| Tennessee | 27 | #333 | #494 |
| Connecticut | 9 | #356 | — |
| Indiana | 21 | #364 | #354 |
| Idaho | 7 | #367 | — |
| Kentucky | 14 | #369 | #485 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | #371 | #450 |
| North Carolina | 30 | #379 | #614 |
| Virginia | 22 | #379 | #771 |
| Michigan | 23 | #389 | #660 |
| Florida | 50 | #390 | #645 |
| Illinois | 28 | #395 | #730 |
| Mississippi | 8 | #404 | — |
| Minnesota | 14 | #413 | #459 |
| Alabama | 13 | #418 | #610 |
| Washington | 18 | #419 | #589 |
| Ohio | 26 | #421 | #490 |
| South Carolina | 12 | #431 | #578 |
| Arkansas | 8 | #433 | #474 |
| Iowa | 8 | #435 | #409 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | #459 | #694 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | #502 | #610 |
| Utah | 8 | #546 | #750 |
| Georgia | 18 | #581 | #586 |
| Missouri | 10 | #586 | #434 |
| Texas | 53 | #592 | #583 |
| Maryland | 8 | #620 | #412 |
| New Jersey | 11 | #640 | #1,074 |
| New York | 23 | #657 | #1,140 |
| Arizona | 10 | #665 | #588 |
| Colorado | 8 | #669 | #408 |
| Kansas | 5 | #674 | #276 |
| Oregon | 5 | #687 | — |
| California | 40 | #693 | #768 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 202 | #1,149 | 675 | #460 |
| 2024 | 155 | #1,434 | 686 | #455 |
| 2023 | 171 | #1,328 | 688 | #449 |
| 2022 | 127 | #1,665 | 563 | #530 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,621 | 485 | #578 |
| 2020 | 138 | #1,541 | 470 | #591 |
| 2019 | 133 | #1,604 | 484 | #575 |
| 2018 | 147 | #1,494 | 455 | #602 |
| 2017 | 160 | #1,429 | 461 | #592 |
| 2016 | 176 | #1,350 | 478 | #579 |
| 2015 | 179 | #1,327 | 492 | #571 |
| 2014 | 217 | #1,150 | 512 | #542 |
| 2013 | 225 | #1,092 | 511 | #520 |
| 2012 | 198 | #1,229 | 558 | #484 |
| 2011 | 221 | #1,118 | 617 | #440 |
| 2010 | 202 | #1,203 | 631 | #436 |
| 2009 | 269 | #986 | 654 | #430 |
| 2008 | 244 | #1,073 | 716 | #414 |
| 2007 | 253 | #1,042 | 676 | #426 |
| 2006 | 227 | #1,106 | 700 | #412 |
| 2005 | 218 | #1,095 | 780 | #372 |
| 2004 | 219 | #1,061 | 695 | #391 |
| 2003 | 180 | #1,194 | 757 | #359 |
| 2002 | 152 | #1,296 | 779 | #350 |
| 2001 | 104 | #1,736 | 798 | #344 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,726 | 661 | #387 |
| 1999 | 78 | #2,013 | 564 | #418 |
| 1998 | 43 | #3,003 | 485 | #465 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,427 | 293 | #604 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,916 | 256 | #653 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,942 | 260 | #646 |
| 1994 | 6 | #13,027 | 252 | #657 |
| 1993 | — | — | 220 | #699 |
| 1992 | — | — | 216 | #700 |
| 1991 | — | — | 167 | #800 |
| 1990 | — | — | 165 | #791 |
| 1989 | — | — | 140 | #852 |
| 1988 | — | — | 152 | #766 |
| 1987 | — | — | 115 | #874 |
| 1986 | — | — | 107 | #879 |
| 1985 | — | — | 67 | #1,146 |
| 1984 | — | — | 51 | #1,315 |
| 1983 | — | — | 42 | #1,487 |
| 1982 | — | — | 40 | #1,557 |
| 1981 | — | — | 31 | #1,853 |
| 1980 | — | — | 40 | #1,538 |
| 1979 | — | — | 33 | #1,746 |
| 1978 | — | — | 16 | #2,770 |
| 1977 | — | — | 29 | #1,816 |
| 1976 | — | — | 27 | #1,862 |
| 1975 | — | — | 23 | #2,050 |
| 1974 | — | — | 17 | #2,438 |
| 1973 | — | — | 31 | #1,578 |
| 1972 | — | — | 36 | #1,436 |
| 1971 | — | — | 36 | #1,432 |
| 1970 | — | — | 36 | #1,411 |
| 1969 | — | — | 29 | #1,522 |
| 1968 | — | — | 31 | #1,419 |
| 1967 | — | — | 24 | #1,599 |
| 1966 | — | — | 39 | #1,214 |
| 1965 | — | — | 33 | #1,355 |
| 1964 | — | — | 23 | #1,687 |
| 1963 | — | — | 22 | #1,732 |
| 1962 | — | — | 19 | #1,886 |
| 1961 | — | — | 21 | #1,811 |
| 1960 | — | — | 29 | #1,517 |
| 1959 | — | — | 29 | #1,494 |
| 1958 | — | — | 28 | #1,508 |
| 1957 | — | — | 31 | #1,431 |
| 1956 | — | — | 26 | #1,563 |
| 1955 | — | — | 26 | #1,530 |
| 1954 | — | — | 22 | #1,660 |
| 1953 | — | — | 36 | #1,257 |
| 1952 | — | — | 25 | #1,542 |
| 1951 | — | — | 21 | #1,673 |
| 1950 | — | — | 24 | #1,528 |
| 1949 | — | — | 21 | #1,656 |
| 1948 | — | — | 32 | #1,291 |
| 1947 | — | — | 32 | #1,315 |
| 1946 | — | — | 31 | #1,277 |
| 1945 | — | — | 29 | #1,244 |
| 1944 | — | — | 32 | #1,186 |
| 1943 | — | — | 19 | #1,684 |
| 1942 | — | — | 28 | #1,329 |
| 1941 | — | — | 24 | #1,403 |
| 1940 | — | — | 27 | #1,304 |
| 1939 | — | — | 31 | #1,190 |
| 1938 | — | — | 29 | #1,242 |
| 1937 | — | — | 24 | #1,396 |
| 1936 | — | — | 34 | #1,137 |
| 1935 | — | — | 39 | #1,039 |
| 1934 | — | — | 38 | #1,074 |
| 1933 | — | — | 36 | #1,101 |
| 1932 | — | — | 33 | #1,196 |
| 1931 | — | — | 45 | #994 |
| 1930 | — | — | 32 | #1,272 |
| 1929 | — | — | 40 | #1,106 |
| 1928 | — | — | 47 | #1,018 |
| 1927 | — | — | 41 | #1,125 |
| 1926 | — | — | 45 | #1,048 |
| 1925 | — | — | 40 | #1,117 |
| 1924 | — | — | 48 | #1,031 |
| 1923 | — | — | 43 | #1,098 |
| 1922 | — | — | 51 | #996 |
| 1921 | — | — | 42 | #1,099 |
| 1920 | — | — | 36 | #1,223 |
| 1919 | — | — | 41 | #1,078 |
| 1918 | — | — | 39 | #1,109 |
| 1917 | — | — | 43 | #1,001 |
| 1916 | — | — | 53 | #870 |
| 1915 | — | — | 42 | #977 |
| 1914 | — | — | 23 | #1,253 |
| 1913 | — | — | 24 | #1,040 |
| 1912 | — | — | 19 | #1,086 |
| 1911 | — | — | 11 | #1,107 |
| 1910 | — | — | 10 | #1,102 |
| 1909 | — | — | 10 | #1,010 |
| 1908 | — | — | 7 | #1,194 |
| 1907 | — | — | 5 | #1,504 |
| 1906 | — | — | 7 | #1,094 |
| 1905 | — | — | 6 | #1,207 |
| 1903 | — | — | 7 | #994 |
| 1902 | — | — | 7 | #1,002 |
| 1901 | — | — | 5 | #1,178 |
| 1900 | — | — | 6 | #1,280 |
| 1898 | — | — | 6 | #1,096 |
| 1895 | — | — | 5 | #1,210 |
| 1893 | — | — | 5 | #1,152 |
| 1892 | — | — | 5 | #1,218 |
| 1891 | — | — | 5 | #1,096 |
| 1888 | — | — | 7 | #897 |
| 1887 | — | — | 9 | #670 |
| 1885 | — | — | 9 | #685 |
| 1884 | — | — | 6 | #952 |
| 1883 | — | — | 10 | #633 |
| 1882 | — | — | 6 | #924 |
| 1881 | — | — | 9 | #646 |
| 1880 | — | — | 5 | #1,033 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).