Reese

Meaning: Ardent, fiery; also glossed as wreath or garland
Origin: Welsh (from Rhys)

Boy's name · #603 in the US (2025) · Trending

20% boys · 80% girls — About 80% of babies named Reese in recent years have been girls. Reese →

Popularity over time

Reese is climbing: on the charts since 1880, it is ranked #603 in 2025, with about 480 boys given the name last year. Roughly 20,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#940 in Canada (2024).

Famous Reeses

Reese Hoffa — American shot putter
Reese Stalder — American tennis player
Reese Mishler — American actor
Reese Wynans — American musician
Reese Hanneman — American cross-country skier

In stories & tradition

Reese Wilkerson — Malcolm in the Middle (TV series)
Reese — Berwick Saga (video game)

What Reeses become

Among 84 notable people named Reese:

Sports figures appear 2.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Reese Stalder, American tennis player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Rhys (#412) and Reece (#460), Reese would rank around #189 with about 1,900 births last year — the newborns split about 40/35/25 across Rhys, Reece, and Reese.

Similar names: Kieran · Reece · Jase · Rohan · Rian · Case

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