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Reece

Pronounced R IY1 S (ARPABET)

  • 1 syllable
  • Peaked 2001
  • 145 years in use
  • 4 spellings
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How popular is Reece?

Reece is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 54,168 children — the 456th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2001, when 1,599 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Reese, Rhys, Reise and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

06251,2501,8752,50018901920195019802010
20011,599

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Reece and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Reese
  • Rhys
  • Reise
  • Rease

Characteristics

  • 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R IY1 S
Stress pattern:
1
Syllables:
1

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Reece

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Reece

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Reece?
Reece ranks 456th among boys' names in US records, with 54,168 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 16,274.
Is Reece a unisex name?
No. Reece is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Reece most popular?
2001, when 1,599 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Reece spelled?
Reese, Rhys, Reise, Rease. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.