Rex

Given to 60,590 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −17% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#859
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
281
boys 281
Peak year
1951
1,503 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
60,590
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Rex was most popular in 1951, when 1,503 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.80 per 1,000). In 2025, 281 babies were named Rex, ranking #859 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1951 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Rex was most popular in 1951, when 1,503 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.80 per 1,000). In 2025, 281 babies were named Rex, ranking #859 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.00.250.50.7511880192019602000Peak 1951

Rex was most popular in 1951, when 1,503 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.80 per 1,000). In 2025, 281 babies were named Rex, ranking #859 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 281 859
2024 <5 — 320 785
2023 <5 — 368 721
2022 <5 — 380 696
2021 <5 — 380 698
2020 <5 — 377 681
2019 <5 — 410 651
2018 <5 — 421 631
2017 <5 — 434 607
2016 <5 — 423 631
2015 <5 — 374 679
2014 <5 — 389 661
2013 <5 — 391 630
2012 <5 — 385 631
2011 <5 — 386 618
2010 <5 — 332 703
2009 <5 — 303 755
2008 <5 — 274 799
2007 <5 — 236 874
2006 <5 — 252 809
2005 <5 — 237 808
2004 <5 — 182 930
2003 <5 — 182 913
2002 <5 — 154 1008
2001 <5 — 116 1178
2000 <5 — 112 1208
1999 <5 — 137 1017
1998 <5 — 151 931
1997 <5 — 152 904
1996 <5 — 139 935
1995 <5 — 157 862
1994 <5 — 167 822
1993 <5 — 178 794
1992 <5 — 207 716
1991 <5 — 220 683
1990 <5 — 232 662
1989 <5 — 224 668
1988 <5 — 247 595
1987 <5 — 231 599
1986 <5 — 232 585
1985 <5 — 261 544
1984 6 9144 258 536
1983 <5 — 246 532
1982 <5 — 265 524
1981 <5 — 268 515
1980 5 10392 300 488
1979 7 8061 260 525
1978 <5 — 255 512
1977 <5 — 291 473
1976 <5 — 283 467
1975 <5 — 296 469
1974 <5 — 297 465
1973 <5 — 324 433
1972 <5 — 373 407
1971 <5 — 473 369
1970 <5 — 507 362
1969 <5 — 478 361
1968 <5 — 515 339
1967 <5 — 581 306
1966 <5 — 718 275
1965 <5 — 787 264
1964 7 5474 957 247
1963 <5 — 983 244
1962 <5 — 1,133 227
1961 10 4239 1,269 219
1960 6 5696 1,314 214
1959 5 6245 1,283 216
1958 8 4520 1,243 213
1957 7 4918 1,326 203
1956 6 5325 1,452 193
1955 <5 — 1,400 191
1954 5 5753 1,380 189
1953 6 5040 1,345 188
1952 7 4483 1,498 174
1951 <5 — 1,503 170
1950 <5 — 1,069 196
1949 <5 — 959 207
1948 <5 — 904 210
1947 <5 — 846 220
1946 <5 — 662 236
1945 <5 — 486 269
1944 <5 — 574 234
1943 <5 — 614 234
1942 6 4124 521 256
1941 <5 — 558 231
1940 5 4349 547 227
1939 <5 — 564 216
1938 <5 — 628 202
1937 <5 — 601 203
1936 <5 — 612 201
1935 6 3742 647 197
1934 <5 — 631 197
1933 <5 — 626 194
1932 6 3901 580 213
1931 <5 — 520 227
1930 <5 — 540 234
1929 <5 — 492 252
1928 6 4195 519 242
1927 8 3561 518 250
1926 <5 — 552 239
1925 9 3362 553 238
1924 5 5061 589 229
1923 <5 — 584 225
1922 <5 — 615 214
1921 5 5099 591 226
1920 <5 — 614 209
1919 <5 — 523 231
1918 <5 — 509 235
1917 <5 — 471 229
1916 <5 — 461 230
1915 <5 — 401 242
1914 <5 — 334 233
1913 <5 — 243 240
1912 <5 — 164 278
1911 <5 — 82 291
1910 <5 — 65 304
1909 <5 — 68 268
1908 <5 — 64 265
1907 <5 — 48 307
1906 <5 — 61 253
1905 <5 — 46 295
1904 <5 — 33 351
1903 <5 — 43 290
1902 <5 — 46 277
1901 <5 — 29 334
1900 <5 — 59 267
1899 <5 — 29 331
1898 <5 — 39 298
1897 <5 — 31 331
1896 <5 — 35 315
1895 <5 — 34 310
1894 <5 — 30 322
1893 <5 — 25 359
1892 <5 — 28 357
1891 <5 — 24 349
1890 <5 — 30 316
1889 <5 — 23 369
1888 <5 — 28 349
1887 <5 — 28 311
1886 <5 — 26 332
1885 <5 — 17 439
1884 <5 — 13 520
1883 <5 — 15 460
1882 <5 — 13 514
1881 <5 — 7 706
1880 <5 — 13 505

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Where Rex is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years