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Unisex name

Reese

/ˈɹis/ · 70% girls, 30% boys · #192 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Reese has been given to about 64,381 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹis/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 62,456
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Reese per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 2,950
  • Born in 20252,106
  • All time64,381
  • England & Wales, 202518

How popular is Reese?

Reese ranks 192nd among American unisexs in 2025, with 2,106 born that year. Its best year was 2007, when 2,950 babies were given the name, ranking 150th. The typical living American called Reese is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.

Names that sound like Reese

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Reece0.76
  2. Jesse0.73
  3. Terese0.75
  4. Renee0.72
  5. Rose0.68
  6. Therese0.68
  7. Rene0.67
  8. Tyrese0.67

Middle names for Reese

Ranked by flow score
  1. Reese Noelle0.83
  2. Reese Catherine0.80
  3. Reese Frances0.80
  4. Reese Belle0.80
  5. Reese Josephine0.80
  6. Reese Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Reese

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Malachibrother · 0.99
  2. Lillysister · 0.98
  3. Camdenbrother · 0.98
  4. Serenitysister · 0.98
  5. Nataliasister · 0.98
  6. Braxtonbrother · 0.97

Where Reese is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Delaware0.15%
  2. Nebraska0.14%
  3. Louisiana0.14%
  4. West Virginia0.13%
  5. New Hampshire0.13%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Reese Wilson0.75
  2. Reese Williams0.75
  3. Reese Walker0.75
  4. Reese Turner0.75
  5. Reese Torres0.75
  6. Reese Thompson0.75

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 Reese

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Reese across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.