Reese (given name)

Reese is an anglicised spelling of the Welsh name, Rhys. It is a male given name which means "ardent" or "fiery". In the US, the name has become a unisex name, often given to females as well as males.

In 2012, the female version of the name peaked, ranking at 128 in popularity of given names in the United States of America. The male version of the name peaked in 2003, ranked at 368; at the time, the female Reese was ranked at 464. The name Reese overall was not ranked in the top 1000 until the year 2000.

Notable people with the given name "Reese" include

Reese Andy (born 1973), American mixed martial artist

Reese Bowen Brabson (1817–1863), American politician

Reese Brantmeier (born 2004), American tennis player

Reese Clark (1847–1921), American politician

Reese C. De Graffenreid (1859–1902), American politician

Reese Diggs (1915–1978), American baseball player

Reese Dismukes (born 1992), American football player

Reese DuPree (1883–1963), American singer

Reese Erlich (1947–2021), American author and journalist

Reese Fernandez-Ruiz (born 1985), Filipino entrepreneur

Reese Griffiths (1937–2016), New Zealand rugby league footballer

Reese Hanneman (born 1989), American skier

Reese Havens (born 1986), American baseball player

Reese Hoffa (born 1977), American shot putter

Reese Johnson (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player

Reese Klaiber, Canadian musician

Reese Lansangan (born 1990), Filipino musician

Reese J. Llewellyn (1862–1936), Welsh-American businessman

Reese Lynch (born 2001), Scottish boxer

Reese McCall (born 1956), American football player

Reese McGuire (born 1995), American baseball player

Reese Milner, American bridge player

Reese Mishler (born 1991), American actor

Reese Olson (born 1999), American baseball player

Reese Palley (1922–2015), American entrepreneur

Reese Prosser (1927–1996), American mathematician

Reese Roper (born 1973), American singer-songwriter

Reese Rowling (1928–2001), American businessman

Reese Schonfeld (1931–2020), American journalist

Reese Stalder (born 1996), American tennis player

Reese Waters (born 1980), American comedian

Reese Witherspoon (born 1976), American actress

Reese Wynans (born 1947), American keyboard player

References

English masculine given names

Masculine given names

Anglicised Welsh-language surnames

Given names originating from a surname