Reesa
Reesa is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. The sole species is Reesa vespulae. This beetle is native to the Nearctic, but today it can be found nearly worldwide; it is easily introduced to new areas.
Meaning & Origin of Reesa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reesa is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. The sole species is Reesa vespulae. This beetle is native to the Nearctic, but today it can be found nearly worldwide; it is easily introduced to new areas.
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The Story of Reesa
Reesa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1945, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 21 Reesas were born — ranking #2,704 that year. As of 2026, Reesa ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 742 Reesas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Reesa
Reesa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 742 births in the dataset. Reesa's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #2,704. Use the chart and map above to compare Reesa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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