Reese

Welsh

"ardor"

Updated Wed Nov 29 2023

Reese Origin and Meaning

The name Reese is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "ardor".

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.

# 168 in the US

Reese Rank in US Top 1000

# 584 on Nameberry

Reese Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Reese Popularity

168US2022
584Nameberry2023
31Unisex2022
341Future2028

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Famous People Named Reese

(Laura Jeanne) Reese WitherspoonAmerican actress
Reese Ann Griffin (b. 2015)daughter of NFL player Robert Griffin III
Reese Mackenziedaughter 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

Reese in Pop Culture

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups