Reece
A boys’ name of Welsh origin, meaning ardent or passionate; form of rhys.
How Reece has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #571 |
| 2016 | #579 |
| 2017 | #596 |
| 2018 | #599 |
| 2019 | #578 |
| 2020 | #589 |
| 2021 | #579 |
| 2022 | #528 |
| 2023 | #449 |
| 2024 | #455 |
| 2025 | #460 |
Reece by the numbers
In 2025, 60 babies in England and Wales were named Reece. In the US, 615 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 797 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 2,700 American boys born that year was called Reece.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Reece. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Reeveofficial or administrator of a district16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rece14 in the US (2017)
- Reace5 in the US (2017)
- Royceson of the king; from roy720 in the US (2017)
- Reevessteward or official; occupational surname used as given name25 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Reece
Names that are said the same way as Reece, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Reece
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