Reece is a distinctive choice, ranked #592 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Reece in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#592
US Rank #455
About the Name Reece
Reece has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 161 places in five years. It was most popular in 2000 at #40 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 4 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Reece is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #455, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Reece
Unlikely. With around 64 UK babies named Reece per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Reece in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Reece has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 161 places in the last five years. Its peak was #40 in 2000. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Reece is more popular in the US (#455) than in the UK (#592). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Reece include: Reece Hussain — Reece Hussain is an English cricketer.; Reece Howden — Reece Howden is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the ski cross discipline.; Reece Walsh — Reece Walsh is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL..
Reece appears in the US top 500 at #455 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
64
UK babies named Reece (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 161 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Reece
Likely around 1 other Reece in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Reece
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Reece Hussain is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 28 March 2017 for Oxford MCCU against Surrey as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.
Reece Howden is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the ski cross discipline. He represented Canada at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Reece Walsh is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He has also represented Queensland in the State of Origin series, and Australia in the 2025 Kangaroo tour of England.
Reece Joel Oxford is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Oxford made his debut for boyhood club West Ham United aged 16 years and 198 days, making him the club's youngest ever player, beating a record of 16 years and 221 days set in 1922 by Billy Williams.
Reece Dinsdale is an English actor and director. His credits include Threads, A Private Function, Winter Flight, Home to Roost, Haggard, ID, Hamlet, Murder in Mind, Spooks, Conviction, Ahead of the Class, Love Lies Bleeding, Life on Mars, The Chase, Silent Witness, Midnight Man, Coronation Street, Moving On, Waterloo Road, The Knife That Killed Me, and Emmerdale.
Maynard Fred Reece was an American artist based in Iowa whose work focused on wildlife, particularly ducks. He won the Federal Duck Stamp competition a record five times in his life: 1948, 1951, 1959, 1969 and 1971.
Alex Reece (born Alexander Reece, from England, West London Borough Ealing is a drum and bass musician. He popularized the use of two-step breaks in drum and bass, and was an influence of the jazzstep sound, a mix of drum and bass and jazz.
Reeson Wayne Shearsmith is a British actor, comedian and writer. He was a member of The League of Gentlemen, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson.