Rees Boy & girl
How popular is Rees?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Rees in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
990living people named Rees (est.)
22median age of people named Rees
1,150babies named Rees since 1880
1 in 236,810US babies born in 2025
Rees popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▲ 54 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-22% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #8,062 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (36 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,050 in 1939 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 79% boys, 21% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rees counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Reis family of names ranked #2,316 for boys in 2025 (#2,774 the year before), with 43 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Reis | 10 | 23% |
| Rees | 14 | 33% |
| Reiss | 12 | 28% |
| Reus | 7 | 16% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Rees by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 29 | #3,263 |
| 1920s | 39 | #3,173 |
| 1930s | 35 | #2,050 |
| 1940s | 54 | #2,655 |
| 1950s | 36 | #2,185 |
| 1960s | 45 | #2,906 |
| 1970s | 18 | #3,961 |
| 1980s | 58 | #3,612 |
| 1990s | 184 | #2,648 |
| 2000s | 287 | #2,573 |
| 2010s | 169 | #4,098 |
| 2020s | 60 | #6,140 |
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Questions
- Is Rees a boy or girl name?
- Rees is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 79% of babies named Rees were boys and 21% were girls.
- How popular is the name Rees?
- 14 baby boys were named Rees in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Rees most popular?
- Rees peaked in 2000, when 36 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,050 in 1939.
- How many people are named Rees?
- 1,150 babies have been named Rees in the US since 1880. We estimate about 990 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
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.