Data through 2025

Rex name popularity in the United States

Rex ranked #859 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 281 boys named Rex.

Rank#859

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded281

SSA

Peak year1951

1,503 recorded

Five-year change-25.5%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Rex for boys and girls

Girls

6

Share unavailable · data from 1921 to 1984

Boys

281

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Rex in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys281#859
2024boys320#785
2023boys368#721
2022boys380#696
2021boys380#698
2020boys377#681
2019boys410#651
2018boys421#631
2017boys434#607
2016boys423#631
2015boys374#679
2014boys389#661
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys281#859
2024boys320#785
2023boys368#721
2022boys380#696
2021boys380#698
2020boys377#681
2019boys410#651
2018boys421#631
2017boys434#607
2016boys423#631
2015boys374#679
2014boys389#661
2013boys391#630
2012boys385#631
2011boys386#618
2010boys332#703
2009boys303#755
2008boys274#799
2007boys236#874
2006boys252#809
2005boys237#808
2004boys182#930
2003boys182#913
2002boys154#1008
2001boys116#1178
2000boys112#1208
1999boys137#1017
1998boys151#931
1997boys152#904
1996boys139#935
1995boys157#862
1994boys167#822
1993boys178#794
1992boys207#716
1991boys220#683
1990boys232#662
1989boys224#668
1988boys247#595
1987boys231#599
1986boys232#585
1985boys261#544
1984boys258#536
1984girls6#9144
1983boys246#532
1982boys265#524
1981boys268#515
1980boys300#488
1980girls5#10392
1979boys260#525
1979girls7#8061
1978boys255#512
1977boys291#473
1976boys283#467
1975boys296#469
1974boys297#465
1973boys324#433
1972boys373#407
1971boys473#369
1970boys507#362
1969boys478#361
1968boys515#339
1967boys581#306
1966boys718#275
1965boys787#264
1964boys957#247
1964girls7#5474
1963boys983#244
1962boys1,133#227
1961boys1,269#219
1961girls10#4239
1960boys1,314#214
1960girls6#5696
1959boys1,283#216
1959girls5#6245
1958boys1,243#213
1958girls8#4520
1957boys1,326#203
1957girls7#4918
1956boys1,452#193
1956girls6#5325
1955boys1,400#191
1954boys1,380#189
1954girls5#5753
1953boys1,345#188
1953girls6#5040
1952boys1,498#174
1952girls7#4483
1951boys1,503#170
1950boys1,069#196
1949boys959#207
1948boys904#210
1947boys846#220
1946boys662#236
1945boys486#269
1944boys574#234
1943boys614#234
1942boys521#256
1942girls6#4124
1941boys558#231
1940boys547#227
1940girls5#4349
1939boys564#216
1938boys628#202
1937boys601#203
1936boys612#201
1935boys647#197
1935girls6#3742
1934boys631#197
1933boys626#194
1932boys580#213
1932girls6#3901
1931boys520#227
1930boys540#234
1929boys492#252
1928boys519#242
1928girls6#4195
1927boys518#250
1927girls8#3561
1926boys552#239
1925boys553#238
1925girls9#3362
1924boys589#229
1924girls5#5061
1923boys584#225
1922boys615#214
1921boys591#226
1921girls5#5099
1920boys614#209
1919boys523#231
1918boys509#235
1917boys471#229
1916boys461#230
1915boys401#242
1914boys334#233
1913boys243#240
1912boys164#278
1911boys82#291
1910boys65#304
1909boys68#268
1908boys64#265
1907boys48#307
1906boys61#253
1905boys46#295
1904boys33#351
1903boys43#290
1902boys46#277
1901boys29#334
1900boys59#267
1899boys29#331
1898boys39#298
1897boys31#331
1896boys35#315
1895boys34#310
1894boys30#322
1893boys25#359
1892boys28#357
1891boys24#349
1890boys30#316
1889boys23#369
1888boys28#349
1887boys28#311
1886boys26#332
1885boys17#439
1884boys13#520
1883boys15#460
1882boys13#514
1881boys7#706
1880boys13#505

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Rex’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-24.9%
Change since peak-81.3%