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Rees

/ˈɹiz/ · 88% boys · 14 born in 2025

Rees has been given to about 1,150 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹiz/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 992
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rees per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 44
  • Born in 202514
  • All time1,150

How popular is Rees?

Its best year was 2006, when 44 babies were given the name, ranking 3365th. The typical living American called Rees is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Rees

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Reyes0.74
  2. Ares0.69
  3. Reese0.67
  4. Reed0.67
  5. Wes0.64
  6. Rex0.59
  7. Aries0.60
  8. Regis0.56

Middle names for Rees

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rees Thomas0.74
  2. Rees Cole0.73
  3. Rees Wilder0.72
  4. Rees James0.58
  5. Rees Miles0.57
  6. Rees Paul0.55

Sibling names for Rees

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.83
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.83
  3. Palomasister · 0.83
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.83
  5. Hanasister · 0.82
  6. Hallesister · 0.82

Where Rees is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rees Anderson0.73
    2. Rees Allen0.73
    3. Rees Adams0.73
    4. Rees Evans0.70
    5. Rees Edwards0.70
    6. Rees Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Rees

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.