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Rex Name Popularity

How popular is the name Rex? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 374 18 0.0051%
1911 332 33 0.0089%
1912 312 102 0.0202%
1913 240 206 0.0363%
1914 228 299 0.0429%
1915 241 369 0.0406%
1916 227 432 0.0447%
1917 227 447 0.0447%
1918 233 486 0.0453%
1919 226 498 0.0476%
1920 210 587 0.0528%
1921 224 564 0.0493%
1922 207 593 0.0532%
1923 220 555 0.0496%
1924 227 564 0.0486%
1925 240 517 0.0457%
1926 239 518 0.0471%
1927 247 488 0.0441%
1928 247 480 0.0449%
1929 251 459 0.0443%
1930 233 515 0.0493%
1931 230 480 0.0486%
1932 212 553 0.056%
1933 193 599 0.0643%
1934 197 593 0.0613%
1935 194 624 0.0642%
1936 199 588 0.061%
1937 201 568 0.0576%
1938 201 595 0.0581%
1939 215 539 0.053%
1940 226 517 0.0486%
1941 228 534 0.0474%
1942 258 481 0.0381%
1943 239 571 0.0437%
1944 233 544 0.0439%
1945 270 446 0.0366%
1946 235 635 0.043%
1947 220 821 0.0492%
1948 212 868 0.0544%
1949 207 922 0.0573%
1950 197 1,043 0.0648%
1951 171 1,481 0.0873%
1952 175 1,475 0.0845%
1953 187 1,327 0.075%
1954 189 1,366 0.0747%
1955 191 1,378 0.0749%
1956 193 1,430 0.0757%
1957 202 1,310 0.0681%
1958 214 1,221 0.0646%
1959 215 1,262 0.0664%
1960 213 1,286 0.0679%
1961 219 1,239 0.0656%
1962 227 1,107 0.0603%
1963 246 956 0.0533%
1964 248 926 0.0526%
1965 262 753 0.046%
1966 273 694 0.0444%
1967 306 549 0.0362%
1968 338 478 0.0318%
1969 359 448 0.0291%
1970 360 474 0.0298%
1971 370 430 0.0286%
1972 394 348 0.0256%
1973 446 267 0.0206%
1974 460 259 0.0199%
1975 469 251 0.0195%
1976 473 234 0.0182%
1977 466 254 0.0188%
1978 497 218 0.0162%
1979 520 220 0.0156%
1980 481 261 0.0179%
1981 509 226 0.0154%
1982 534 214 0.0143%
1983 539 195 0.0132%
1984 555 190 0.0128%
1985 537 218 0.0144%
1986 599 175 0.0116%
1987 624 162 0.0106%
1988 599 199 0.0128%
1989 656 178 0.011%
1990 649 195 0.0118%
1991 696 161 0.0099%
1992 729 151 0.0095%
1993 783 132 0.0085%
1994 869 104 0.0068%
1995 901 97 0.0064%
1996 947 86 0.0057%
1997 939 93 0.0063%
1998 1,017 85 0.0057%
1999 1,042 81 0.0054%
2000 1,295 51 0.0033%
2001 1,132 74 0.0049%
2002 1,072 88 0.0059%
2003 993 109 0.0072%
2004 960 124 0.0081%
2005 825 178 0.0116%
2006 819 197 0.0126%
2007 860 187 0.0119%
2008 804 221 0.0143%
2009 766 245 0.0164%
2010 718 268 0.0186%
2011 607 346 0.0243%
2012 607 351 0.0246%
2013 620 348 0.0244%
2014 637 354 0.0243%
2015 680 316 0.0217%
2016 614 387 0.0268%
2017 599 386 0.0277%
2018 613 371 0.027%
2019 634 355 0.0262%
2020 683 322 0.0253%
2021 687 339 0.0277%
2022 685 345 0.0262%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Reyes

King; kings

Spanish

What names sound like Rex?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Regis

Kingly

Latin

Rochus

Rest

Italian

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Rey

Kings

Spanish

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Siblings of Rex

Mamas with kids named Rex also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Audrey

Noble strength

English

7 Comments

  1. My husband and I chose the name Rex because my husband’s mom’s name is Rexayn and her grandfather’s name was Rex. It’s a family name! Rex’s middle name is Wesley. My father-in-law’s middle name is Wesley, my brother-in-law’s middle name is Wesley, my husband’s middle name is Wesley, my one year oldest middle name is Wesley and now Rex’s middle name is Wesley. Again, family name! I love everything about his name and wouldn’t change a thing!

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  2. We named our boy Rex and it’s so perfect. We’ve gotten a lot of compliments on his name, and I love that it feels both modern and classic. It was adorable on a baby and will be respectable on a man. There’s a certain charm to the name and to our boy, and his name fits perfectly with his sister Quinn.

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  3. Rex Allan: Rex for his paternal great-grandfather and Allan for his maternal great-grandfather

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  4. We named our son after my husband’s grandfather. It is a solid masculine name and we have heard comments like, “I’ve never met a Rex who was not special.” I hope it does not gain too much popularity in years to come but it is a perfect name in our eyes!

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  5. We wanted a classic name that was a bit different and underused!

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  6. We loved that it was one syllable, easy to say, and nickname proof. It feels strong and masculine, but also fresh and modern, despite the fact that it’s a pretty ancient word. There aren’t a a ton of Rexs out there right now, but I’ve heard people say it could be the new “Max.”

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  7. Named after his grandpa who passed 5 days before he was born. So sentimental reasons. I like it because it’s a classic underused name. I thought it was really masculine which I wasn’t necessarily looking for but I like it more and more:) I also like it because it goes well w his younger sisters name which is Audrey. I love the way Rex & Audrey go together!

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