Reese
A unisex name of Welsh origin, meaning ardent or fiery; a form of Rhys.
How Reese has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #172 |
| 2016 | #179 |
| 2017 | #171 |
| 2018 | #159 |
| 2019 | #159 |
| 2020 | #145 |
| 2021 | #148 |
| 2022 | #168 |
| 2023 | #174 |
| 2024 | #190 |
| 2025 | #192 |
Reese by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Reese. In the US, 2,106 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,459 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Rhys
Like Reese, each of these traces back to Rhys: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Reese. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Reese
Names that are said the same way as Reese, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean fire
Like Reese, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aidenlittle fire11,301 in the US (2017)
- Aydenlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aiden3,979 in the US (2017)
- Brantleyfire brand; a form of Brant2,347 in the US (2017)
- Aidanlittle fire1,738 in the US (2017)
- Mckennason of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna1,247 in the US (2017)
- Keegansmall flame or descendant of Aodhagán1,235 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Reese
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