Given name & surname
Rease
“ardour”·“having great enthusiasm for life”
Rease is a variant of Rhys. Interpretations include “ardour” and “having great enthusiasm for life” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions. Rease is a variant of Reece. One Welsh interpretation is “having great enthusiasm for life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rease is a variant of Rhys. Interpretations include “ardour” and “having great enthusiasm for life” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions. Rease is a variant of Reece. One Welsh interpretation is “having great enthusiasm for life.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rease is a variant of Rhys. An origin associated with Rhys is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rease through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 147
- 80 boys · 67 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 228 as a first name in 2020; 682 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rease’s family of names
Rease has a related form in Reece. Rease has a related form in Rhys. In English usage, Rease as a surname has a related form in Reese.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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