Reese
Top 1000
About Reese
The sassy, steel magnolia appeal of Oscar-winning Reese (born Laura Jeanne—Reese is her mother's maiden name) Witherspoon has single-handedly propelled this formerly boys’ name into girls' popularity.
Reese was recently in the Top 10 Unisex names looked at on Nameberry.
Pronounced REESE.
As of October 2026, Reese ranked #192 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #128 in 2012, Nameberry popularity #239.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #165 | 1,972 | 1,103.9 |
| 2015 | #172 | 1,859 | 1,041.4 |
| 2016 | #180 | 1,823 | 1,028.8 |
| 2017 | #171 | 1,754 | 1,016 |
| 2018 | #159 | 1,792 | 1,053.5 |
| 2019 | #159 | 1,816 | 1,082 |
| 2020 | #146 | 1,878 | 1,161.7 |
| 2021 | #148 | 1,890 | 1,151.8 |
| 2022 | #168 | 1,727 | 1,053 |
| 2023 | #174 | 1,666 | 1,038.3 |
| 2024 | #190 | 1,589 | 980.7 |
| 2025 | #192 | 1,631 | 1,014.8 |
World rankings
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Reese on lists
Famous Reeses
- (Laura Jeanne) Reese Witherspoon
American actress
- Reese Ann Griffin (b. 2015)
daughter of NFL player Robert Griffin III
- Reese Mackenzie
daughter of ice hockey player Derek Mackenzie
- Ava Reese Biermann (b. 2010)
daughter of actress Andrea Roth and Todd Biermann
- Essex Reese Rosenbaum (b. 2016)
daughter of J.P. Rosenbaum