Is Reese a boy or girl name?
Reese is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 1,589 girls and 455 boys were named Reese, so 77.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 69.3% of the 62,268 US babies named Reese were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #620
- Girl rank, 2024
- #190
- Babies named Reese since 1880
- 62,268
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 2,950 babies
Boys and girls named Reese, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 376 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 518 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 1930s | 357 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 397 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 503 | 5 | 1% |
| 1960s | 558 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 487 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 752 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,327 | 372 | 13.8% |
| 2000s | 6,438 | 13,824 | 68.2% |
| 2010s | 4,108 | 20,182 | 83.1% |
| 2020s | 2,033 | 8,750 | 81.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 455 | #620 | 1,589 | #190 |
| 2023 | 439 | #632 | 1,666 | #174 |
| 2022 | 428 | #645 | 1,727 | #168 |
| 2021 | 375 | #702 | 1,890 | #148 |
| 2020 | 336 | #733 | 1,878 | #146 |
| 2019 | 312 | #761 | 1,816 | #159 |
| 2018 | 384 | #658 | 1,792 | #159 |
| 2017 | 362 | #689 | 1,754 | #171 |
| 2016 | 384 | #672 | 1,823 | #180 |
| 2015 | 358 | #703 | 1,859 | #172 |
| 2014 | 407 | #648 | 1,972 | #165 |
| 2013 | 421 | #604 | 2,061 | #156 |
| 2012 | 476 | #548 | 2,459 | #128 |
| 2011 | 471 | #543 | 2,381 | #131 |
| 2010 | 533 | #487 | 2,265 | #137 |
| 2009 | 574 | #477 | 2,236 | #144 |
| 2008 | 599 | #461 | 2,238 | #154 |
| 2007 | 603 | #458 | 2,347 | #150 |
| 2006 | 643 | #432 | 2,187 | #161 |
| 2005 | 699 | #404 | 1,413 | #237 |
| 2004 | 698 | #389 | 1,241 | #259 |
| 2003 | 709 | #369 | 996 | #312 |
| 2002 | 675 | #388 | 614 | #465 |
| 2001 | 646 | #393 | 303 | #783 |
| 2000 | 592 | #418 | 249 | #886 |
| 1999 | 500 | #458 | 171 | #1,152 |
| 1998 | 365 | #547 | 75 | #2,007 |
| 1997 | 241 | #676 | 52 | #2,504 |
| 1996 | 209 | #736 | 41 | #2,945 |
| 1995 | 214 | #735 | 6 | #12,991 |
| 1994 | 185 | #783 | 11 | #8,016 |
| 1993 | 179 | #791 | 7 | #11,479 |
| 1992 | 171 | #800 | 9 | #9,307 |
| 1991 | 131 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 132 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 131 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 105 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 87 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 88 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 88 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 54 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 44 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 55 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 48 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 53 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 70 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 46 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 66 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 68 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 81 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 60 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 55 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 50 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 50 | #1,098 | 5 | #7,000 |
| 1958 | 48 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 62 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 58 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 56 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 48 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 49 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 51 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 52 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 42 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 38 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 41 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 32 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 40 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 52 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 41 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 34 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 36 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 36 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 42 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 34 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 41 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 39 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 39 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 40 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 54 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 50 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 50 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 59 | #915 | 6 | #4,938 |
| 1923 | 61 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 49 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 66 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 44 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 50 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 45 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 50 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 52 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 48 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 41 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 27 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 22 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 15 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 26 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 15 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 13 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 11 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 12 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 9 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 15 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 11 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 16 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #889 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Reese reached #369 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #128 in 2012. 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.