Riese
Boy · REES · Welsh
Riese is a boys' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Riese come from?
Welsh: probably a respelling of Reese, from Welsh Rhys; also a German surname meaning 'giant'
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Is Riese a girl's or a boy's name?
Riese is a boys' name.
How popular is Riese 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 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Riese in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Riese in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
Names like Riese
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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