Rex
4 countries#859 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Rex was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
60,590 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #859 · peaked in 1952 with 1,505 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
138 births recorded 2011–2025 · currently #647 · peaked in 2020 with 22 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
26 births recorded 2013–2022 · peaked in 2018 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
22 births recorded 1948–2020 · peaked in 1964 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Rex’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #809 | — |
| 2007 | #874 | ↓65 |
| 2008 | #799 | ↑75 |
| 2009 | #755 | ↑44 |
| 2010 | #703 | ↑52 |
| 2011 | #618 | ↑85 |
| 2012 | #631 | ↓13 |
| 2013 | #630 | ↑1 |
| 2014 | #661 | ↓31 |
| 2015 | #679 | ↓18 |
| 2016 | #631 | ↑48 |
| 2017 | #607 | ↑24 |
| 2018 | #631 | ↓24 |
| 2019 | #651 | ↓20 |
| 2020 | #681 | ↓30 |
| 2021 | #698 | ↓17 |
| 2022 | #696 | ↑2 |
| 2023 | #721 | ↓25 |
| 2024 | #785 | ↓64 |
| 2025 | #859 | ↓74 |
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