Reise
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- REES
- Origin
- Welsh
Reise is a name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Reise come from?
Welsh: probably a respelling of Reese, from Welsh Rhys; also a German word for 'journey'
Is Reise a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Reise has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Reise in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Reise in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Reise in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
Names related to Reise
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith
Sources
Figures from 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, “Reise: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/reise, updated 20 October 2026.