Rece
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 14 babies a year in the US.
Rece by the numbers
Rece was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 51 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Rece
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rece. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Rece
Names that are said the same way as Rece, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Reeceardent or passionate; form of rhys615 in the US (2017)
- Reyeskings42 in the US (2017)
- Reesardent, fiery; from rhys20 in the US (2017)
- Reiskings15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reissrice or riser; a surname used as given name8 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rece
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