How Many People Are Named Rees?
An estimated 987 people in the United States have the first name Rees. It is used for both genders, with 88.0% male. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Rees peaked in popularity in 2006 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rees 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 Rees paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
987
About 1 in 347,269 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2006
44 births
Total Registered
1,136
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rees
Rees is predominantly male (88.0%), though 136 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Rees as a male name
Ranked #6,382 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (36 births)
Rees as a female name
Ranked #17,069 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2010 (14 births)
Rees: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rees span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 349 babies were registered. Rees has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rees by Decade
How has Rees 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.
Rees by State
Rees + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rees as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rees
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rees: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rees?
We estimate approximately 987 people named Rees 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 347,269 Americans share this first name.
Is Rees a common name?
Rees is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,136 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rees most popular?
Rees reached peak popularity in 2006, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rees is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rees a male name?
Rees is predominantly male. 88.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rees Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rees Smith, Rees Johnson, Rees 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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