How Many People Are Named Reesa?
An estimated 645 people in the United States have the first name Reesa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Reesa peaked in popularity in 1963 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reesa 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 Reesa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
645
About 1 in 531,402 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1963
21 births
Total Registered
742
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reesa
Reesa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 742 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Reesa as a female name
Ranked #11,892 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (21 births)
Reesa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reesa span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 153 babies were registered. Reesa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Reesa by Decade
How has Reesa 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.
Reesa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reesa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Reesa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reesa?
We estimate approximately 645 people named Reesa 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 531,402 Americans share this first name.
Is Reesa a common name?
Reesa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 742 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reesa most popular?
Reesa reached peak popularity in 1963, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reesa is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reesa a female name?
Reesa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reesa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reesa Smith, Reesa Johnson, Reesa 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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