Rex

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Rex is a male given name, short for Rexford or Reginald, derived from the Latin word rex, meaning "king". This is the etymological root word for king in several languages.

From Wikipedia

Rex first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1951 with 1,503 babies (rank #170 that year). In 2024 it was given to 316 boys (rank #794). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Rex

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rex yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

60,301

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,503

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Rex

Rex Tillersoncivil engineer · b. 1952
Rex Stoutscience fiction writer · b. 1886
Rex Linnfilm actor · b. 1956
Rex J. Walheimmilitary officer · b. 1962
Rex Brownrock singer · b. 1964

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	13	#519
1881	7	#768
1882	13	#537
1883	15	#476
1884	13	#540
1885	17	#456
1886	26	#335
1887	28	#319
1888	28	#351
1889	23	#377
1890	30	#320
1891	24	#358
1892	28	#368
1893	25	#366
1894	30	#330
1895	34	#314
1896	35	#322
1897	31	#337
1898	39	#304
1899	29	#335
1900	59	#268
1901	29	#346
1902	46	#280
1903	43	#291
1904	33	#352
1905	46	#298
1906	61	#255
1907	48	#309
1908	64	#268
1909	68	#273
1910	65	#309
1911	82	#294
1912	164	#279
1913	243	#242
1914	334	#233
1915	401	#243
1916	461	#231
1917	471	#230
1918	509	#235
1919	523	#232
1920	614	#210
1921	591	#226
1922	615	#216
1923	584	#225
1924	589	#229
1925	553	#238
1926	552	#239
1927	518	#251
1928	519	#242
1929	492	#252
1930	540	#235
1931	520	#227
1932	580	#213
1933	626	#194
1934	631	#197
1935	647	#198
1936	612	#201
1937	601	#203
1938	628	#202
1939	564	#216
1940	547	#228
1941	558	#231
1942	521	#257
1943	614	#235
1944	574	#234
1945	485	#269
1946	662	#236
1947	846	#220
1948	903	#210
1949	959	#207
1950	1,069	#196
1951	1,503	#170
1952	1,498	#174
1953	1,346	#188
1954	1,379	#189
1955	1,400	#191
1956	1,452	#193
1957	1,326	#203
1958	1,243	#213
1959	1,284	#216
1960	1,312	#215
1961	1,269	#219
1962	1,132	#227
1963	984	#244
1964	957	#247
1965	787	#264
1966	718	#275
1967	581	#306
1968	514	#339
1969	478	#362
1970	507	#362
1971	473	#370
1972	373	#408
1973	325	#432
1974	297	#466
1975	296	#469
1976	283	#467
1977	291	#473
1978	255	#512
1979	260	#525
1980	300	#488
1981	268	#517
1982	266	#524
1983	246	#533
1984	258	#537
1985	261	#545
1986	232	#585
1987	231	#600
1988	247	#596
1989	224	#670
1990	232	#663
1991	220	#684
1992	207	#718
1993	178	#795
1994	167	#826
1995	158	#862
1996	139	#941
1997	152	#905
1998	151	#938
1999	137	#1,017
2000	112	#1,213
2001	116	#1,184
2002	154	#1,011
2003	182	#916
2004	182	#933
2005	237	#808
2006	252	#810
2007	236	#875
2008	274	#801
2009	303	#756
2010	332	#704
2011	386	#618
2012	385	#631
2013	391	#630
2014	389	#661
2015	374	#680
2016	423	#633
2017	434	#607
2018	420	#632
2019	410	#651
2020	377	#683
2021	379	#699
2022	380	#697
2023	367	#723
2024	316	#794