Rex
Boy name · Latin origin
Rex at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #791 in 2024
Rex popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #505 | 13 |
| 1890 | #316 | 30 |
| 1900 | #267 | 59 |
| 1910 | #304 | 65 |
| 1920 | #209 | 614 |
| 1930 | #234 | 540 |
| 1940 | #227 | 547 |
| 1950 | #196 | 1,069 |
| 1951 | #170 | 1,503 |
| 1960 | #215 | 1,312 |
| 1970 | #362 | 507 |
| 1980 | #488 | 300 |
| 1990 | #662 | 232 |
| 2000 | #1,208 | 112 |
| 2010 | #703 | 332 |
| 2020 | #681 | 377 |
| 2024 | #791 | 316 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #505 | 13 |
| 1881 | #706 | 7 |
| 1882 | #514 | 13 |
| 1883 | #460 | 15 |
| 1884 | #520 | 13 |
| 1885 | #439 | 17 |
| 1886 | #332 | 26 |
| 1887 | #311 | 28 |
| 1888 | #349 | 28 |
| 1889 | #369 | 23 |
| 1890 | #316 | 30 |
| 1891 | #349 | 24 |
| 1892 | #357 | 28 |
| 1893 | #359 | 25 |
| 1894 | #322 | 30 |
| 1895 | #310 | 34 |
| 1896 | #315 | 35 |
| 1897 | #331 | 31 |
| 1898 | #298 | 39 |
| 1899 | #331 | 29 |
| 1900 | #267 | 59 |
| 1901 | #334 | 29 |
| 1902 | #277 | 46 |
| 1903 | #290 | 43 |
| 1904 | #351 | 33 |
| 1905 | #295 | 46 |
| 1906 | #253 | 61 |
| 1907 | #307 | 48 |
| 1908 | #265 | 64 |
| 1909 | #268 | 68 |
| 1910 | #304 | 65 |
| 1911 | #291 | 82 |
| 1912 | #278 | 164 |
| 1913 | #240 | 243 |
| 1914 | #233 | 334 |
| 1915 | #242 | 401 |
| 1916 | #230 | 461 |
| 1917 | #229 | 471 |
| 1918 | #235 | 509 |
| 1919 | #231 | 523 |
| 1920 | #209 | 614 |
| 1921 | #226 | 591 |
| 1922 | #214 | 615 |
| 1923 | #225 | 584 |
| 1924 | #229 | 589 |
| 1925 | #238 | 553 |
| 1926 | #239 | 552 |
| 1927 | #250 | 518 |
| 1928 | #242 | 519 |
| 1929 | #252 | 492 |
| 1930 | #234 | 540 |
| 1931 | #227 | 520 |
| 1932 | #213 | 580 |
| 1933 | #194 | 626 |
| 1934 | #197 | 631 |
| 1935 | #197 | 647 |
| 1936 | #201 | 612 |
| 1937 | #203 | 601 |
| 1938 | #202 | 628 |
| 1939 | #216 | 564 |
| 1940 | #227 | 547 |
| 1941 | #231 | 558 |
| 1942 | #255 | 521 |
| 1943 | #234 | 614 |
| 1944 | #234 | 574 |
| 1945 | #269 | 485 |
| 1946 | #236 | 662 |
| 1947 | #220 | 846 |
| 1948 | #210 | 903 |
| 1949 | #207 | 959 |
| 1950 | #196 | 1,069 |
| 1951 | #170 | 1,503 |
| 1952 | #174 | 1,498 |
| 1953 | #188 | 1,346 |
| 1954 | #189 | 1,379 |
| 1955 | #191 | 1,400 |
| 1956 | #193 | 1,452 |
| 1957 | #203 | 1,326 |
| 1958 | #213 | 1,243 |
| 1959 | #216 | 1,284 |
| 1960 | #215 | 1,312 |
| 1961 | #219 | 1,269 |
| 1962 | #227 | 1,132 |
| 1963 | #244 | 984 |
| 1964 | #247 | 957 |
| 1965 | #264 | 787 |
| 1966 | #275 | 718 |
| 1967 | #306 | 581 |
| 1968 | #339 | 514 |
| 1969 | #361 | 478 |
| 1970 | #362 | 507 |
| 1971 | #369 | 473 |
| 1972 | #407 | 373 |
| 1973 | #432 | 325 |
| 1974 | #465 | 297 |
| 1975 | #469 | 296 |
| 1976 | #467 | 283 |
| 1977 | #473 | 291 |
| 1978 | #511 | 255 |
| 1979 | #525 | 260 |
| 1980 | #488 | 300 |
| 1981 | #515 | 268 |
| 1982 | #524 | 266 |
| 1983 | #532 | 246 |
| 1984 | #536 | 258 |
| 1985 | #544 | 261 |
| 1986 | #585 | 232 |
| 1987 | #599 | 231 |
| 1988 | #594 | 247 |
| 1989 | #668 | 224 |
| 1990 | #662 | 232 |
| 1991 | #683 | 220 |
| 1992 | #716 | 207 |
| 1993 | #794 | 178 |
| 1994 | #822 | 167 |
| 1995 | #861 | 158 |
| 1996 | #935 | 139 |
| 1997 | #904 | 152 |
| 1998 | #931 | 151 |
| 1999 | #1,017 | 137 |
| 2000 | #1,208 | 112 |
| 2001 | #1,178 | 116 |
| 2002 | #1,008 | 154 |
| 2003 | #913 | 182 |
| 2004 | #930 | 182 |
| 2005 | #808 | 237 |
| 2006 | #809 | 252 |
| 2007 | #874 | 236 |
| 2008 | #799 | 274 |
| 2009 | #755 | 303 |
| 2010 | #703 | 332 |
| 2011 | #618 | 386 |
| 2012 | #631 | 385 |
| 2013 | #630 | 391 |
| 2014 | #660 | 389 |
| 2015 | #679 | 374 |
| 2016 | #631 | 423 |
| 2017 | #607 | 434 |
| 2018 | #632 | 420 |
| 2019 | #651 | 410 |
| 2020 | #681 | 377 |
| 2021 | #698 | 379 |
| 2022 | #696 | 380 |
| 2023 | #721 | 367 |
| 2024 | #791 | 316 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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