Names / Boy names
Rex
Current rank
#859
and easing
All-time peak
#170
in 1951
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
60,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #170 in 1951 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Rex is a boys' name that first shows up in 1880. Its strongest year was 1951, at #170 nationally. It currently ranks #859 and is slowly cooling. Over 60,500 have carried it since records began.