Is Rece a boy or girl name?

Rece is a boy’s name. Of the 527 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.0% were boys.

Rece

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Rece was most popular in 2002, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,869 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 527 people named Rece.

Rece over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rece’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rece a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rece is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 527 Americans given it were girls and 99.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org