How Many People Are Named Rease?
An estimated 135 people in the United States have the first name Rease. It is used for both genders, with 54.4% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Rease peaked in popularity in 2007 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rease as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rease paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
135
About 1 in 2,538,921 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
54.4% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2007
17 births
Total Registered
147
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rease
Rease is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (54.4%) and females (45.6%). Out of 147 total births registered, 80 were male and 67 were female.
Rease as a male name
Ranked #11,806 in 2014
6 male births in 2014
Peak: 2007 (10 births)
Rease as a female name
Ranked #17,889 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2005 (10 births)
Rease: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rease span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 80 babies were registered. While Rease is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rease by Decade
How has Rease tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rease + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rease as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rease: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rease?
We estimate approximately 135 people named Rease are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,538,921 Americans share this first name.
Is Rease a common name?
Rease is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 147 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rease most popular?
Rease reached peak popularity in 2007, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rease is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rease a male name?
Rease is predominantly male. 54.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rease Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rease Smith, Rease Johnson, Rease Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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