How Many People Are Named Reece?
An estimated 24,343 people in the United States have the first name Reece. It is used for both genders, with 81.8% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Reece peaked in popularity in 2005 with 998 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reece 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 Reece paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
24,343
About 1 in 14,080 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
81.8% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2005
998 births
Total Registered
26,036
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reece
Reece is predominantly male (81.8%), though 4,746 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Reece as a male name
Ranked #455 in 2024
686 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (798 births)
Reece as a female name
Ranked #1,431 in 2024
155 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (269 births)
Reece: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reece span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 9,184 babies were registered. While Reece is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Reece by Decade
How has Reece 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.
Reece by State
Birth registrations for Reece span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Wyoming, New Mexico, Alaska. On average, about 441 Reeces were registered per state.
Reece + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reece as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Reece
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Reece: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reece?
We estimate approximately 24,343 people named Reece 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 14,080 Americans share this first name.
Is Reece a common name?
Reece is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,036 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reece most popular?
Reece reached peak popularity in 2005, when 998 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reece is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reece a male name?
Reece is predominantly male. 81.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reece Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reece Smith, Reece Johnson, Reece 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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