Rei

Where Rei comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Rei.

  • Vowel-ended
Rei through the years
  1. 1974
    First appearance
    #8,775 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2020
    Peak, #3,221
    48 babies named Rei, the most in any year.
  3. 2022
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,793.
  4. 2024
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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