Rex

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Rex is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 60,301 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 60,160 as boys and 141 as girls. Rex gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1951 and has since declined significantly. It is the #977 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 316
2023 367
2022 380
2021 379
2020 377
2019 410
2018 420
2017 434
2016 423
2015 374
2014 389
2013 391
2012 385
2011 386
2010 332
2009 303
2008 274
2007 236
2006 252
2005 237
2004 182
2003 182
2002 154
2001 116
2000 112
1999 137
1998 151
1997 152
1996 139
1995 158
1994 167
1993 178
1992 207
1991 220
1990 232
1989 224
1988 247
1987 231
1986 232
1985 261
1984 264
1983 246
1982 266
1981 268
1980 305
1979 267
1978 255
1977 291
1976 283
1975 296
1974 297
1973 325
1972 373
1971 473
1970 507
1969 478
1968 514
1967 581
1966 718
1965 787
1964 964
1963 984
1962 1,132
1961 1,279
1960 1,318
1959 1,289
1958 1,251
1957 1,333
1956 1,458
1955 1,400
1954 1,384
1953 1,352
1952 1,505
1951 1,503
1950 1,069
1949 959
1948 903
1947 846
1946 662
1945 485
1944 574
1943 614
1942 527
1941 558
1940 552
1939 564
1938 628
1937 601
1936 612
1935 653
1934 631
1933 626
1932 586
1931 520
1930 540
1929 492
1928 525
1927 526
1926 552
1925 562
1924 594
1923 584
1922 615
1921 596
1920 614
1919 523
1918 509
1917 471
1916 461
1915 401
1914 334
1913 243
1912 164
1911 82
1910 65
1909 68
1908 64
1907 48
1906 61
1905 46
1904 33
1903 43
1902 46
1901 29
1900 59
1899 29
1898 39
1897 31
1896 35
1895 34
1894 30
1893 25
1892 28
1891 24
1890 30
1889 23
1888 28
1887 28
1886 26
1885 17
1884 13
1883 15
1882 13
1881 7
1880 13