Girl · Welsh
Reese
Say it: REES
Meaning
An Anglicized spelling of Welsh Rhys, usually explained as 'ardour, enthusiasm'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Long a Welsh men's name and surname, it became used mostly for American girls from the 1990s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 53,667 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2012, about 1 in 715 girls
- 2,201 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Reece, Rhys
| Welsh | Rhys |
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Famous bearers
- Reese Witherspoon, American actress
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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