Reese is an anglicised spelling of the Welsh name Rhys. It is a male given name which means ardent or fiery. In the USA, the name is 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 Reese Paul Andy (born March 31, 1973) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2005 until 2008, he fought in the UFC and was a member of the Seattle Tiger Sharks in the IFL. Background Andy grew up in a family of four bro ...

(born 1973), American mixed martial artist *

Reese Bowen Brabson Reese Bowen Brabson (September 16, 1817 – August 16, 1863) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 3rd district in the United States House of Representatives from 1859 to 1861. He also served one term in the Tennessee House ...

(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 Reese Wilson "Diggsy" Diggs (September 22, 1915 – October 30, 1978) was a Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each pla ...

(1915–1978), American baseball player *

Reese Dismukes Reese Dismukes (born October 20, 1992) is a former American football center. Early years Dismukes attended Spanish Fort High School in Spanish Fort, Alabama, where he played football and competed in track. He was a four-star recruit by Rivals.c ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Reese Erlich Reese Erlich (July 5, 1947 – April 6, 2021) was an American author and freelance journalist who wrote for CBS Radio, Australian Broadcasting Corp., and National Public Radio. He also contributed to Foreign Policy and VICE News. He wrote the na ...

(1947–2021), American author and journalist * Reese Fernandez-Ruiz (born 1985), Filipino entrepreneur *

Reese Griffiths Reese Kenneth Griffiths (25 December 1937 – 16 September 2016) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1957 and 1960 World Cups. Playing career Griffiths played in the outside backs for Runanga in the We ...

(1937–2016), New Zealand rugby league footballer *

Reese Hanneman Reese Hanneman (born December 25, 1989) is an American cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , ...

(born 1989), American skier * Reese Havens (born 1986), American baseball player *

Reese Hoffa Michael Reese Hoffa (born ''Maurice Antawn Chism''; October 8, 1977 in Evans, Georgia) is an American shot putter. Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships and in the 2007 World Outdoor Championships. He al ...

(born 1977), American shot putter *

Reese Johnson Reese Johnson (born July 10, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Johnson played as a youth with the Saskatoon Blazers in the SMAAA ...

(born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player * Reese Klaiber, Canadian musician *

Reese Lansangan Maria Therese "Reese" Lansangan (born October 16, 1990) is a Filipino musician, singer-songwriter, visual artist, graphic designer, fashion designer, and published author. She is best known for her 2015 debut album ''Arigato, Internet!'', and for ...

(born 1990), Filipino musician *

Reese J. Llewellyn Reese James Llewellyn (30 August 1862 – 15 December 1936) was a Welsh-American businessman. He was the co-founder and president of Llewellyn Iron Works, a company based in Los Angeles, which provided iron works and steel for the construction of ...

(1862–1936), Welsh-American businessman * Reese Lynch (born 2001), Scottish boxer *

Reese McCall Reese McCall (born June 16, 1956) is a former American football tight end, who played eight seasons in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 tea ...

(born 1956), American football player *

Reese McGuire Reese Jackson McGuire (born March 2, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox. McGuire was drafted b ...

(born 1995), American baseball player *

Reese Milner Reese Milner is an American bridge player. He is a Bridge World Champion. He lives in Sarasota. Milner ranks number 1 in the World Bridge Federation Seniors List as of December 2020 . Bridge accomplishments Wins * World Senior Teams Championship ...

, American bridge player * Reese Mishler (born 1991), American actor *

Reese Palley Reese Palley (26 January 1922 – 3 June 2015) was an entrepreneur, gallerist, art dealer, author, and sailor. Biography Art gallerist and real estate dealings In 1957 he opened a gallery outside the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel, selling Edw ...

(1922–2015), American entrepreneur *

Reese Prosser Reese Trego Prosser (May 18, 1927 in Minneapolis – June 15, 1996) was an American mathematician. He studied at Harvard University (A.B., 1949) and University of California at Berkeley under John L. Kelley (Ph.D. on the thesis ''Structure of ...

(1927–1996), American mathematician * Reese Roper (born 1973), American singer-songwriter *

Reese Rowling Reese McIntosh Rowling (1928–2001) was an American businessman and geologist, who co-founded Tana Oil and Gas Corporation with William E Colson in Corpus Christi, Texas, which was eventually taken over by Texaco. He was born in 1928 in Waycros ...

(1928–2001), American businessman *

Reese Schonfeld Maurice Wolfe "Reese" Schonfeld (November 5, 1931July 28, 2020) was an American television journalist and executive. Trained as a lawyer, he co-founded CNN with Ted Turner in 1980, and went on to establish Food Network in 1993. Early life and e ...

(1931–2020), American journalist * Reese Stalder (born 1996), American tennis player *

Reese Waters Reese Waters (born October 22, 1980) is an American comedian, commentator and writer. He was the host of ''Get Up DC!'' on WUSA, the CBS affiliate in Washington, District of Columbia. Early life and education Waters was born in Prince George's ...

(born 1980), American comedian * Reese Witherspoon (born 1976), American actress *

Reese Wynans Reese Wynans (born November 28, 1947) is an American keyboard player, who has done session work and has been a member of Double Trouble and progressive rock band Captain Beyond. In 2015, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a ...

(born 1947), American keyboard player

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