Mostly boys · peaked in 2001
Reece name popularity since 1925
26,245 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Reece (18.9% girls, 81.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Reece is about 18 years old in 2026. Reece peaked in 2001 as the #344 name for boys, and it ranked #460 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 26,245
- Named Reece, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #460
- for boys in 2025 (675 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 81.1% boys
- 4,949 girls · 21,296 boys
- Most popular in
- Colorado
- 2.15× its national share
Peak year is the year Reece made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Reece births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Reece both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Reece became 3× more common, from 1 in 7,400 baby boys to 1 in 2,430.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Reece's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Reece.
Decade by decade
Babies named Reece in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 213 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 341 | #1,039 |
| 1940s | 0 | 275 | #1,244 |
| 1950s | 0 | 268 | #1,530 |
| 1960s | 0 | 270 | #1,355 |
| 1970s | 0 | 284 | #2,050 |
| 1980s | 0 | 785 | #1,146 |
| 1990s | 200 | 2,878 | #646 |
| 2000s | 1,968 | 7,216 | #372 |
| 2010s | 1,858 | 5,199 | #571 |
| 2020–25 | 923 | 3,567 | #460 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.9% of babies named Reece from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Reece is most popular
The index compares Reece's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Reece.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 2.15× | 572 |
| Kansas | 2.11× | 464 |
| Indiana | 1.92× | 982 |
| Iowa | 1.67× | 458 |
| Washington | 1.66× | 597 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Reece's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Reece.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Reece (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data