Given name & surname
Riese
“having great enthusiasm for life”·“ardour”
Riese is a variant of Reece. One Welsh interpretation is “having great enthusiasm for life.” Riese is a variant of Rhys. Interpretations include “ardour” and “having great enthusiasm for life” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Riese is a variant of Reece. One Welsh interpretation is “having great enthusiasm for life.” Riese is a variant of Rhys. Interpretations include “ardour” and “having great enthusiasm for life” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Riese is a variant of Reece. An origin associated with Reece is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Riese through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 108
- 64 boys · 44 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 15 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 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 203 as a first name in 2020; 1,210 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.
Riese’s family of names
In German usage, Riese as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Reese. Riese has a related form in Reece. Riese has a related form in Rhys.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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