Reese Girl

How popular is Reese?

#192 girl name in 2025

1,631 baby girls were named Reese in the US in 2025, making it the 192nd most popular girl name. Another 475 boys got the name (#602 for boys).

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61,906living people named Reese (est.)
14median age of people named Reese
64,381babies named Reese since 1880
1 in 1,574US babies born in 2025

Reese popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#192 for girls (▼ 2 from 2024)
Babies in 20251,631 girls, 475 boys
10-year trendSteady (-12% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#172 in 2015, #145 in 2020
Peak year2012 (2,459 girls)
Highest rank#128 in 2012
First recorded1924
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)18% boys, 82% girls
Chance a classmate shares it2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Reese is most popular

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

  1. North Dakota: 3.6 per 1,000 (47 girls)
  2. Nebraska: 2.8 per 1,000 (102 girls)
  3. South Dakota: 2.7 per 1,000 (38 girls)
  4. New Hampshire: 2.7 per 1,000 (49 girls)
  5. Utah: 2.5 per 1,000 (211 girls)

Reese by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1920s6#4,432
1950s5#6,244
1990s372#1,141
2000s13,824#144
2010s20,182#128
2020s10,386#145

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Questions

Is Reese a boy or girl name?
Reese is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 82% of babies named Reese were girls.
How popular is the name Reese?
1,631 baby girls were named Reese in the US in 2025, making it the 192nd most popular girl name. Another 475 boys got the name (#602 for boys).
When was Reese most popular?
Reese peaked in 2012, when 2,459 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #128 in 2012.
How many people are named Reese?
64,381 babies have been named Reese in the US since 1880. We estimate about 61,906 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
Where is Reese most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Reese was most common in North Dakota, at 3.6 of every 1,000 girls 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.