Reece Boy & girl

How popular is Reece?

#460 boy name in 2025

675 baby boys were named Reece in the US in 2025, making it the 460th most popular boy name. Another 202 girls got the name (#1,144 for girls).

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25,146living people named Reece (est.)
18median age of people named Reece
26,917babies named Reece since 1880
1 in 3,780US babies born in 2025

Reece popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#460 for boys (▼ 5 from 2024)
Babies in 2025675 boys, 202 girls
10-year trendRising (+37% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#570 in 2015, #588 in 2020
Peak year2001 (798 boys)
Highest rank#344 in 2001
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)78% boys, 22% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Reece is most popular

Babies named Reece per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Nebraska: 1.0 per 1,000 (42 boys)
  2. Louisiana: 0.8 per 1,000 (82 boys)
  3. Kentucky: 0.8 per 1,000 (79 boys)
  4. Oklahoma: 0.7 per 1,000 (65 boys)
  5. Iowa: 0.6 per 1,000 (44 boys)

Reece by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s61#595
1890s26#962
1900s60#910
1910s305#864
1920s433#991
1930s341#983
1940s275#1,173
1950s268#1,244
1960s270#1,193
1970s284#1,395
1980s785#764
1990s2,878#416
2000s7,216#344
2010s5,199#436
2020s3,567#449

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Questions

Is Reece a boy or girl name?
Reece is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 78% of babies named Reece were boys and 22% were girls.
How popular is the name Reece?
675 baby boys were named Reece in the US in 2025, making it the 460th most popular boy name. Another 202 girls got the name (#1,144 for girls).
When was Reece most popular?
Reece peaked in 2001, when 798 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #344 in 2001.
How many people are named Reece?
26,917 babies have been named Reece in the US since 1880. We estimate about 25,146 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
Where is Reece most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Reece was most common in Nebraska, at 1.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.