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Reese

As a gender-neutral name, Reese is understood to mean "ardor, enthusiasm". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. 2007 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.

WelshWelsh "Rhys"
EtymologyMeaning "ardor, enthusiasm"
Births by decade
1900s
103
1910s
376
1920s
524
1930s
357
1940s
397
1950s
507
1960s
560
1970s
488
1980s
752
1990s
2,699
2000s
20,255
2010s
19,961
Peaked in the 2000s · 46,979 total U.S. births since 1900