Reece - Meaning of Reece

What does Reece mean?

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Reece

[ 1 syll. ree-ce, re-ece ] The baby girl name Reece is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being more popular. It is pronounced as RIY-Z †. Reece has its origins in the Welsh language.

Reece is a form of the English Reese.

Reece is also a form of the Welsh Rhys.

See also the related category welsh.

Reece is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 2009 with 0.013% of baby girls being named Reece. It was #987 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is of only sporadic use today. In 2018, among the family of girl names directly related to Reece, Reese was the most commonly used. Reece has primarily been a boy name in the last century. In 2009, 2 times more boys than girls were given the name Reece.

Baby names that sound like Reece include Rees, Reese, Reis, Riese, Rach, Raesha, Raiche, Raisse, Rashae, Rashke, Reace, Rease, Rece, Reggie, Reise, Reiss, Res, Resha, Reyce, and Reyse.

† English pronunciation for Reece: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"