Spellings
Reese or Reece?
In the US in 2025, 56% of babies in this name family were spelled Reese and 23% Reece. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Reese already led in 2015, with 64% of the family's births; it has 53% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,911 to 3,084 births (+6%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reese | 1,859 | 1,631 | −12% |
| Reece | 492 | 675 | +37% |
| Rhys | 560 | 778 | +39% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈris/ (REES). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Rhys 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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