Rees
Rees was the 6368th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 2140th; the most babies were born in 2000 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,131 places. More babies were named Rees in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,368 boys, up 2,214 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- 25% girls, 75% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200036 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,150babies recorded
Rees popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #6,368 | — | 14 |
| 2020 | — | #8,582 | — | 9 |
| 2010 | #8,616 | #4,207 | 14 | 24 |
| 2000 | — | #2,610 | — | 36 |
| 1990 | — | #4,134 | — | 14 |
| 1980 | — | #5,382 | — | 7 |
| 1970 | — | #4,612 | — | 6 |
| 1960 | — | #3,970 | — | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | #3,074 | — | 7 |
| 1930 | — | #4,442 | — | 5 |
| 1920 | — | #4,833 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Rees, counting every spelling?
Rees is the most common spelling of a name family that had 23 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rees | 14 | #6,368 | 51 |
| Rece | 9 | #8,768 | 35 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rees?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rees (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rees born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rees.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rees?
About 800 people born in the US named Rees are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 16 and 33. That makes Rees mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rees: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rees, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rees
How popular is the name Rees?
Rees was the 6368th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 2140th; the most babies were born in 2000 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,131 places. More babies were named Rees in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Rees a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 25% girls, 75% boys given the name Rees in the US.