The baby name Ree is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced ree (IPA: /riː/).
The baby name Ree is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced ree (IPA: /riː/).
Ree is in Origin.
Ree is a compact, largely unisex name that arises in several traditions. In English it functions as a pet form for Marie, Renée, Teresa/Theresa, and for surnames or given names beginning with Ree-, and it is also used as a shorthand for Reese/Reece (ultimately from Welsh Rhys, “ardor; enthusiasm”). As an independent given name it remains uncommon but familiar through nicknames in the 20th–21st centuries; American author Ree Drummond (born Anne Marie) illustrates this usage.
Further strands add nuance to its meaning. In Irish and Scottish Gaelic the word rí/rìgh means “king,” a phonetic echo behind some modern spellings; Dutch ree denotes the “roe deer,” source of the surname Ree that can be transferred to given-name use; and Korean Rhee/Ree represents the surname 李 (“plum”), sometimes adopted as a given name abroad. Variants and related forms include Rhee, Rie, Reese/Reece, Rhys, Marie, and Renée.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #28 | 8 | 2,021 |
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #76 | 4 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #108 | 7 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #116 | 6 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #132 | 8 | 6,332 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #235 | 3 | 7,146 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #259 | 5 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #283 | 13 | 10,560 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #283 | 7 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #306 | 11 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #316 | 15 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #321 | 31 | 8,539 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #321 | 25 | 7,678 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #363 | 7 | 8,477 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #379 | 18 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| EG | 0 | #390 | 11 | 6,387 | |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #437 | 11 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #483 | 33 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #486 | 19 | 11,303 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #527 | 27 | 20,968 |
| BH | 0 | #544 | 10 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #572 | 15 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #585 | 365 | 25,931 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #606 | 10 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #621 | 11 | 13,121 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #697 | 11 | 18,093 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #761 | 200 | 14,742 |
| SY | 0 | #761 | 7 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #767 | 20 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #814 | 16 | 13,765 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #860 | 287 | 25,928 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #862 | 25 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2021 | #916 | 5 | 8,741 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #925 | 27 | 5,873 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #938 | 57 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #973 | 207 | 25,619 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #984 | 9 | 12,708 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #992 | 10 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 86 | 25,439 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,074 | 19 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,099 | 30 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,152 | 25 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,181 | 31 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,532 | 83 | 28,008 |
Ree is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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