Rex
Last seen for girls in 1984 at #9,144 · #859 for boys in 2025, 281 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1951 · 1,503 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 60,449since 1880
Rex over time
Rank among boys' names. Rex has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #859 | 281 | |
| 2024 | — | #785 | 320 | |
| 2023 | — | #721 | 368 | |
| 2022 | — | #696 | 380 | |
| 2021 | — | #698 | 380 | |
| 2020 | — | #681 | 377 | |
| 2019 | — | #651 | 410 | |
| 2018 | — | #631 | 421 | |
| 2017 | — | #607 | 434 | |
| 2016 | — | #631 | 423 | |
| 2015 | — | #679 | 374 | |
| 2014 | — | #661 | 389 | |
| 2013 | — | #630 | 391 | |
| 2012 | — | #631 | 385 | |
| 2011 | — | #618 | 386 | |
| 2010 | — | #703 | 332 | |
| 2009 | — | #755 | 303 | |
| 2008 | — | #799 | 274 | |
| 2007 | — | #874 | 236 | |
| 2006 | — | #809 | 252 | |
| 2005 | — | #808 | 237 | |
| 2004 | — | #930 | 182 | |
| 2003 | — | #913 | 182 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,008 | 154 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,178 | 116 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,208 | 112 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,017 | 137 | |
| 1998 | — | #931 | 151 | |
| 1997 | — | #904 | 152 | |
| 1996 | — | #935 | 139 | |
| 1995 | — | #862 | 157 | |
| 1994 | — | #822 | 167 | |
| 1993 | — | #794 | 178 | |
| 1992 | — | #716 | 207 | |
| 1991 | — | #683 | 220 | |
| 1990 | — | #662 | 232 | |
| 1989 | — | #668 | 224 | |
| 1988 | — | #595 | 247 | |
| 1987 | — | #599 | 231 | |
| 1986 | — | #585 | 232 | |
| 1985 | — | #544 | 261 | |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #536 | 258 |
| 1983 | — | #532 | 246 | |
| 1982 | — | #524 | 265 | |
| 1981 | — | #515 | 268 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #488 | 300 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #525 | 260 |
| 1978 | — | #512 | 255 | |
| 1977 | — | #473 | 291 | |
| 1976 | — | #467 | 283 | |
| 1975 | — | #469 | 296 | |
| 1974 | — | #465 | 297 | |
| 1973 | — | #433 | 324 | |
| 1972 | — | #407 | 373 | |
| 1971 | — | #369 | 473 | |
| 1970 | — | #362 | 507 | |
| 1969 | — | #361 | 478 | |
| 1968 | — | #339 | 515 | |
| 1967 | — | #306 | 581 | |
| 1966 | — | #275 | 718 | |
| 1965 | — | #264 | 787 | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #247 | 957 |
| 1963 | — | #244 | 983 | |
| 1962 | — | #227 | 1,133 | |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #219 | 1,269 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #214 | 1,314 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #216 | 1,283 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #213 | 1,243 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #203 | 1,326 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #193 | 1,452 |
| 1955 | — | #191 | 1,400 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #189 | 1,380 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #188 | 1,345 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #174 | 1,498 |
| 1951 | — | #170 | 1,503 | |
| 1950 | — | #196 | 1,069 | |
| 1949 | — | #207 | 959 | |
| 1948 | — | #210 | 904 | |
| 1947 | — | #220 | 846 | |
| 1946 | — | #236 | 662 | |
| 1945 | — | #269 | 486 | |
| 1944 | — | #234 | 574 | |
| 1943 | — | #234 | 614 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #256 | 521 |
| 1941 | — | #231 | 558 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #227 | 547 |
| 1939 | — | #216 | 564 | |
| 1938 | — | #202 | 628 | |
| 1937 | — | #203 | 601 | |
| 1936 | — | #201 | 612 | |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #197 | 647 |
| 1934 | — | #197 | 631 | |
| 1933 | — | #194 | 626 | |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #213 | 580 |
| 1931 | — | #227 | 520 | |
| 1930 | — | #234 | 540 | |
| 1929 | — | #252 | 492 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #242 | 519 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #250 | 518 |
| 1926 | — | #239 | 552 | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #238 | 553 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #229 | 589 |
| 1923 | — | #225 | 584 | |
| 1922 | — | #214 | 615 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #226 | 591 |
| 1920 | — | #209 | 614 | |
| 1919 | — | #231 | 523 | |
| 1918 | — | #235 | 509 | |
| 1917 | — | #229 | 471 | |
| 1916 | — | #230 | 461 | |
| 1915 | — | #242 | 401 | |
| 1914 | — | #233 | 334 | |
| 1913 | — | #240 | 243 | |
| 1912 | — | #278 | 164 | |
| 1911 | — | #291 | 82 | |
| 1910 | — | #304 | 65 | |
| 1909 | — | #268 | 68 | |
| 1908 | — | #265 | 64 | |
| 1907 | — | #307 | 48 | |
| 1906 | — | #253 | 61 | |
| 1905 | — | #295 | 46 | |
| 1904 | — | #351 | 33 | |
| 1903 | — | #290 | 43 | |
| 1902 | — | #277 | 46 | |
| 1901 | — | #334 | 29 | |
| 1900 | — | #267 | 59 | |
| 1899 | — | #331 | 29 | |
| 1898 | — | #298 | 39 | |
| 1897 | — | #331 | 31 | |
| 1896 | — | #315 | 35 | |
| 1895 | — | #310 | 34 | |
| 1894 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1893 | — | #359 | 25 | |
| 1892 | — | #357 | 28 | |
| 1891 | — | #349 | 24 | |
| 1890 | — | #316 | 30 | |
| 1889 | — | #369 | 23 | |
| 1888 | — | #349 | 28 | |
| 1887 | — | #311 | 28 | |
| 1886 | — | #332 | 26 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | #460 | 15 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #505 | 13 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rex was already there! It came in at #505, and was given to 13 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Rex is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#81 · 1 in 304
- Idaho#85 · 1 in 321
- Iowa#90 · 1 in 423
- Indiana#108 · 1 in 673
- Nebraska#115 · 1 in 505
Best ever in a state: #38 in Utah, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #81 | 16 | 1 in 304 |
| Idaho | #85 | 11 | 1 in 321 |
| Iowa | #90 | 46 | 1 in 423 |
| Indiana | #108 | 38 | 1 in 673 |
| Nebraska | #115 | 23 | 1 in 505 |
| Kansas | #125 | 23 | 1 in 645 |
| Colorado | #134 | 13 | 1 in 663 |
| Arkansas | #143 | 20 | 1 in 843 |
| South Dakota | #147 | 7 | 1 in 820 |
| Washington | #148 | 9 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Michigan | #170 | 28 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Oklahoma | #183 | 19 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Alabama | #185 | 22 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Ohio | #192 | 28 | 1 in 1,877 |
| Illinois | #209 | 28 | 1 in 2,059 |
| Missouri | #209 | 17 | 1 in 1,640 |
| North Carolina | #209 | 23 | 1 in 1,494 |
| Kentucky | #224 | 15 | 1 in 1,713 |
| Tennessee | #224 | 12 | 1 in 2,014 |
| Mississippi | #242 | 11 | 1 in 1,813 |
| West Virginia | #249 | 9 | 1 in 1,997 |
| Texas | #281 | 32 | 1 in 1,813 |
| Wisconsin | #287 | 6 | 1 in 4,127 |
| California | #306 | 13 | 1 in 2,886 |
| Virginia | #354 | 6 | 1 in 3,768 |
| Pennsylvania | #533 | 5 | 1 in 16,807 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rex
- 74 spots since 2024 (#785 → #859)
- 178 spots since 2020 (#681 → #859)
- 180 spots since 2015 (#679 → #859)
- Biggest jump: 192 spots in 1882 (#706 → #514)
- Biggest drop: 201 spots in 1881 (#505 → #706)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1951 at #170 (1,503 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1880–1998
- Highest: 1 in 1,253 boys born in 1951 were named Rex (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,079 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 22.3% of all boys named Rex (13,499) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 183 | #311 (1887) | #451 |
| 1890s | 305 | #298 (1898) | #329 |
| 1900s | 497 | #253 (1906) | #291 |
| 1910s | 3,253 | #229 (1917) | #251 |
| 1920s | 5,627 | #209 (1920) | #232 |
| 1930s | 5,949 | #194 (1933) | #208 |
| 1940s | 6,671 | #207 (1949) | #232 |
| 1950s | 13,499 | #170 (1951) | #193 |
| 1960s | 8,735 | #214 (1960) | #270 |
| 1970s | 3,359 | #362 (1970) | #448 |
| 1980s | 2,532 | #488 (1980) | #559 |
| 1990s | 1,740 | #662 (1990) | #833 |
| 2000s | 2,048 | #755 (2009) | #928 |
| 2010s | 3,945 | #607 (2017) | #644 |
| 2020s | 2,106 | #681 (2020) | #740 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rex in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 192,220 of them was named Rex, which outranked 22.9% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 2,134 of them was named Rex, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.