Is Reece a boy or girl name?
Reece is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 155 girls and 686 boys were named Reece, so 18.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 18.2% of the 26,036 US babies named Reece were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #455
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,431
- Babies named Reece since 1880
- 26,036
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 998 babies
Boys and girls named Reece, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 60 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 305 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 433 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 341 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 275 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 268 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 270 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 284 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 786 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,877 | 200 | 6.5% |
| 2000s | 7,216 | 1,968 | 21.4% |
| 2010s | 5,198 | 1,858 | 26.3% |
| 2020s | 2,890 | 720 | 19.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 686 | #455 | 155 | #1,431 |
| 2023 | 688 | #449 | 171 | #1,328 |
| 2022 | 562 | #530 | 127 | #1,663 |
| 2021 | 484 | #579 | 130 | #1,621 |
| 2020 | 470 | #591 | 137 | #1,548 |
| 2019 | 484 | #575 | 133 | #1,603 |
| 2018 | 455 | #601 | 147 | #1,494 |
| 2017 | 461 | #592 | 160 | #1,429 |
| 2016 | 478 | #579 | 176 | #1,350 |
| 2015 | 492 | #571 | 179 | #1,327 |
| 2014 | 512 | #542 | 217 | #1,149 |
| 2013 | 511 | #520 | 225 | #1,092 |
| 2012 | 558 | #483 | 198 | #1,229 |
| 2011 | 617 | #440 | 221 | #1,118 |
| 2010 | 630 | #436 | 202 | #1,202 |
| 2009 | 654 | #430 | 269 | #986 |
| 2008 | 716 | #414 | 244 | #1,073 |
| 2007 | 676 | #426 | 253 | #1,042 |
| 2006 | 700 | #412 | 227 | #1,106 |
| 2005 | 780 | #372 | 218 | #1,094 |
| 2004 | 695 | #391 | 219 | #1,061 |
| 2003 | 757 | #359 | 180 | #1,194 |
| 2002 | 779 | #350 | 152 | #1,296 |
| 2001 | 798 | #344 | 104 | #1,736 |
| 2000 | 661 | #387 | 102 | #1,726 |
| 1999 | 564 | #418 | 78 | #2,013 |
| 1998 | 485 | #465 | 43 | #3,003 |
| 1997 | 293 | #604 | 34 | #3,427 |
| 1996 | 256 | #653 | 28 | #3,915 |
| 1995 | 260 | #646 | 11 | #7,942 |
| 1994 | 252 | #657 | 6 | #13,026 |
| 1993 | 220 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 216 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 166 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 165 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 140 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 152 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 115 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 107 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 67 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 42 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 41 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,769 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 36 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 36 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 33 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 29 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 28 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 31 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 36 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 25 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 24 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 32 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 29 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 29 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 34 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 39 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 38 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 36 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 45 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 32 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 40 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 47 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 41 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 45 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 40 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 48 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 51 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 41 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 39 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 43 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 53 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 42 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 10 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Reece reached #344 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #986 in 2009. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.