How Many People Are Named Rece?
An estimated 512 people in the United States have the first name Rece. It is predominantly male (99.0%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Rece peaked in popularity in 2002 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rece 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 Rece paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
512
About 1 in 669,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2002
51 births
Total Registered
518
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rece
Rece is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 518 total births registered, 99.0% were male.
Rece as a male name
Ranked #11,986 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (51 births)
Rece as a female name
Ranked #17,791 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 2003 (5 births)
Rece: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rece span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 307 babies were registered. Rece has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rece by Decade
How has Rece 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.
Rece by State
Birth registrations for Rece span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin. On average, about 6 Reces were registered per state.
Rece + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rece as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rece
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rece: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rece?
We estimate approximately 512 people named Rece 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 669,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Rece a common name?
Rece is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 518 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rece most popular?
Rece reached peak popularity in 2002, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rece is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rece a male name?
Rece is predominantly male. 99.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rece Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rece Smith, Rece Johnson, Rece 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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