Reese Witherspoon
There are approximately 3 people named Reese Witherspoon living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Reese with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Witherspoon. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
3
1 in 114,251,446
Named Reese
60K
Alive today
Named Witherspoon
15K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 60K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2007
Average age: 16
Estimated bearers: 15K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,736
Per 100K: 4.47
Top ancestry: Black (62.1%)
First name trend
Reese: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Reese. The peak year was 2007 with 2,950 births. The average person named Reese today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Witherspoon surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Witherspoon, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 62.1%.
- Black or African American62.1%
- White32.1%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Hispanic or Latino2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Reese has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0174% of the US population, based on 59,798 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Witherspoon appears at a rate of 4.47 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0045%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 3 people with the full name Reese Witherspoon. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Reese Witherspoon: questions and answers
How many people are named Reese Witherspoon?
We estimate approximately 3 people in the United States share the full name Reese Witherspoon. That works out to about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0174%) with the surname frequency (4.47 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Reese Witherspoon?
We classify Reese Witherspoon as "Very Rare". About 1 in 114,251,446 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Reese a male or female name?
Reese is predominantly unisex. Out of 62,268 total SSA registrations, 30.7% were male and 69.3% were female. See the full Reese profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.