Reece

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Reece: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Reece: Recorded every year since 1989, it reached #38 in 2006, and it stood at #402 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
122times a registrar ranked it
37years from first to last
#38highest recorded position
24groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Reece's record

England and Wales registered 1,811 births with the name in 1996, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Moved 203 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2014

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1112
1997	#1074
1998	#1979
1999	#3900
2001	#2023
2002	#2540
2003	#2727
2004	#3197
2005	#4798
2006	#5061
2007	#3667
2009	#5556
2012	#4838
2013	#5742
2014	#5691

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1991 to 2025.

In 2024: #246 among boys in Scotland, #350 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, #592 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1989–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1989
First recorded at #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Reece appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, with 35 ranked years and 1,232 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Boys, from 1989.

Reece across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Reece's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#230 (1991)	#82 (2001)	#402 (2025)	35 of 35	1,232 (1991–2025)	73 (2007)
England and Wales · Boys	#41 (1996)	#40 (2000)	#592 (2024)	29 of 29	24,329 (1996–2024)	1,811 (1996)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#75 (1997)	#38 (2006)	#404 (2024)	28 of 28	1,082 (1997–2024)	80 (2001)
England and Wales · Girls	#1112 (1996)	#1074 (1997)	#5691 (2014)	15 of 19	95 (1996–2014)	18 (1997)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#95 (1989)	#74 (1992)	#92 (2001)	13 of 13	1,317 (1989–2001)	124 (1992)

Reece by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Reece in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	179	9 of 10	20
2000sbusiest	570	10 of 10	57
2010s	387	10 of 10	39
2020s	96	6 of 10	16

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 57 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Reece appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1989 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #38 in Northern Ireland in 2006.

Reece's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#592	64	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#456	88	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#399	106	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#352	127	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#431	93	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#301	162	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#326	144	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#247	216	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#220	255	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#226	251	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#5691	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#167	344	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#5742	3	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#145	408	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4838	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#122	528	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#98	656	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#84	771	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#5556	3	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#76	867	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#66	1,096	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#3667	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#65	1,172	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#5061	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#56	1,311	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#4798	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#56	1,256	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3197	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#52	1,283	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2727	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#46	1,380	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#2540	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#44	1,607	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#2023	8	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#43	1,586	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#40	1,636	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3900	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#44	1,602	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1979	8	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#43	1,729	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1074	18	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#41	1,780	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#1112	17	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#41	1,811	High	Verified
2001	New South Wales, Australia	male	#92	93	Insufficient	Not yet available
2000	New South Wales, Australia	male	#81	110	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New South Wales, Australia	male	#88	99	Insufficient	Not yet available
1998	New South Wales, Australia	male	#81	111	Insufficient	Not yet available
1997	New South Wales, Australia	male	#95	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
1996	New South Wales, Australia	male	#91	97	Insufficient	Not yet available
1995	New South Wales, Australia	male	#86	98	Insufficient	Not yet available
1994	New South Wales, Australia	male	#86	99	Insufficient	Not yet available
1993	New South Wales, Australia	male	#87	100	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	male	#74	124	Insufficient	Not yet available
1991	New South Wales, Australia	male	#78	112	Insufficient	Not yet available
1990	New South Wales, Australia	male	#81	103	Insufficient	Not yet available
1989	New South Wales, Australia	male	#95	79	Insufficient	Not yet available
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#404	3	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#395	3	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#192	11	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#326	5	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#334	4	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#178	13	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#195	11	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#165	15	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#143	20	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#169	14	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#115	27	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#161	16	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#89	36	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#96	32	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#74	45	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#78	42	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#43	74	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#41	73	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#38	77	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#44	66	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#47	61	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#50	64	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#63	46	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#40	80	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#50	63	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#51	70	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#49	71	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#75	40	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#402	9	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#350	11	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#436	8	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	19	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#186	28	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#226	21	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#225	22	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#200	28	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#240	22	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#168	35	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#194	29	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#175	35	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#138	46	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#133	53	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#128	54	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#114	63	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#143	47	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#114	68	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#99	73	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#101	61	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#113	49	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#120	45	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#92	59	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#101	49	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#82	68	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#98	51	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#97	47	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#110	37	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#440	5	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#149	24	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#160	19	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#155	20	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	9	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	10	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	6	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#230	7	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#246	16	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1989 and 2025, ranked in 37 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #38, first reached in 2006.

It held a top-100 place in 24 years, 24 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 1,811 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

1 registrar publishes it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1991, and 35 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Reef · #750, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Josh · #38, 36y
Tessa · #38, 42y
Katelyn · #35, 36y
Nikita · #34, 41y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Josh · #38, 36y
Cody · #37, 39y
Beth · #40, 34y
Mille · #40, 35y

Reece was ranked #38 in Northern Ireland · Boys in 2006. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Reece and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Reece without appearing here.

Reece moved ahead of

Vicki Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4798 and #3970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #4838 and #5876.
Connor Compare
In 2024 they stood at #350 and #302 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #402 and #829.
Darren Compare
In 2024 they stood at #350 and #287 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #402 and #676.
Steven Compare
In 2021 they stood at #326 and #295 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2022 that had become #192 and #414.

Moved ahead of Reece

Karin Compare
In 2008 they stood at #3667 and #5201 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #5556 and #2759.
Linnea Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3197 and #3725 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #4798 and #2084.
Ivy Compare
In 1998 they stood at #1979 and #2165 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1999 that had become #3900 and #1216.
Marilyn Compare
In 2008 they stood at #3667 and #4294 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #5556 and #3031.

Moved the opposite way to Reece

Alex Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Reece went from #230 to #402 while Alex went from #148 to #37.
Alexander Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Reece went from #230 to #402 while Alexander went from #113 to #55.
Ben Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Reece went from #230 to #402 while Ben went from #105 to #40.
Callum Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Reece went from #230 to #402 while Callum went from #230 to #49.

Moved the same way as Reece

Denis Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Reece went from #230 to #402 and Denis from #68 to #232.
Frank Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Reece went from #230 to #402 and Frank from #201 to #286.
Julian Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Reece went from #230 to #402 and Julian from #242 to #348.
Mohammed Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Reece went from #230 to #402 and Mohammed from #324 to #468.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1989 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #38 in Northern Ireland in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Reece

Reece at a glance

What stands out in Reece's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Reece across 5 official records

Reece by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Reece appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Reece

Reece and the names beside it

Reece moved ahead of

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Reece at a glance

What stands out in Reece's record

Reece across 5 official records

Reece by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Reece appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Reece

Reece and the names beside it

Reece moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Reece

Moved the opposite way to Reece

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