Reese
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- REES
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,690 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #192 for girls
Reese is a name of Welsh origin, meaning “ardour, enthusiasm”. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies) and 192nd for girls in the US (1,631 babies).
What does Reese mean?
Welsh: anglicised spelling of Rhys
“ardour, enthusiasm”
An anglicised spelling of the Welsh Rhys, now used for both boys and girls.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Reese a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Reese has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls and 3 boys in the UK and 1,631 girls and 475 boys in the US.
How popular is Reese in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,690among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Reese, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,526th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 45 girls. 3 boys were also named Reese in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Reese in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 1996, 46% of the babies named Reese in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 86%, with more girls than boys since 2017.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Reese in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,690 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,553 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,526 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,976 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,205 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,167 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,245 |
| 2008 | 35 | #978 |
| 2007 | 44 | #799 |
| 2006 | 45 | #757 |
| 2005 | 36 | #845 |
| 2004 | 36 | #834 |
| 2003 | 35 | #823 |
| 2002 | 36 | #762 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
How popular is Reese in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #192among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,631about 1 in 990 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,631 girls in the US were named Reese, making it the 192nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 145th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 2,459 girls. It first appears in the records in 1924. 475 boys were also named Reese in 2025 (602nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Reese in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,871 girls in the US were given Reese or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #193.
In 1924, 9% of the babies named Reese in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 77%, with more girls than boys since 2003.
Reese in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,631 | #192 |
| 2024 | 1,592 | #190 |
| 2023 | 1,667 | #174 |
| 2022 | 1,728 | #168 |
| 2021 | 1,890 | #148 |
| 2020 | 1,878 | #145 |
| 2019 | 1,816 | #159 |
| 2018 | 1,792 | #159 |
| 2017 | 1,754 | #171 |
| 2016 | 1,823 | #180 |
| 2015 | 1,859 | #172 |
| 2014 | 1,972 | #165 |
| 2013 | 2,061 | #156 |
| 2012 | 2,459 | #128 |
| 2011 | 2,381 | #131 |
| 2010 | 2,265 | #137 |
| 2009 | 2,236 | #144 |
| 2008 | 2,238 | #154 |
| 2007 | 2,347 | #150 |
| 2006 | 2,187 | #161 |
| 2005 | 1,413 | #237 |
| 2004 | 1,241 | #259 |
| 2003 | 996 | #312 |
| 2002 | 614 | #465 |
| 2001 | 303 | #783 |
| 2000 | 249 | #884 |
| 1999 | 171 | #1,141 |
| 1998 | 75 | #1,989 |
| 1997 | 52 | #2,478 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,896 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
Names like Reese
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maeve Amelie Phoebe Maisie Grace Willow Ellie Lily Zara Freya Isabelle Harper
Other spellings of Reese
Names related to Reese
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Bowen Griffin Gavin Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith Brynn Eira
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Reese: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/reese, updated 20 October 2026.