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Rex

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rex: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

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VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rex: Recorded since 1954, with a gap of 35 years, its highest recorded position is #64, and it stood at #228 in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #142 to #2425.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#142#2425
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1458
1997#1454
1998#1485
1999#2425
2000#1552
2001#1202
2002#907
2003#865
2004#1038
2005#891
2006#863
2007#711
2008#712
2009#675
2010#625
2011#501
2012#450
2013#322
2014#267
2015#212
2016#173
2017#165
2018#158
2019#157
2020#143
2021#142
2022#165
2023#197
2024#216
2025#228

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #216 among boys in England and Wales, #382 among boys in Scotland, #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1954–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1954

    First recorded at #64 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1960

    Highest recorded position: #64 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1960).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #228 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #64 in New Zealand in 1954.

Rex's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#228217HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#216228HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#197254HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#165309HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#142396HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#143392HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#157348HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#158355HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#165338HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#173328HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#212266HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#267181HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#322131HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#45088HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#50172HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#62552HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#67545HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#71241HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#71139HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#86328HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#89125HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#103819HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#86523HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#90719HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#120212HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#15528HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#14858HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#14548HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#14588HighVerified
1960New Zealandmale#9859HighVerified
1959New Zealandmale#8867HighVerified
1958New Zealandmale#8373HighVerified
1957New Zealandmale#8080HighVerified
1956New Zealandmale#7388HighVerified
1955New Zealandmale#6894HighVerified
1954New Zealandmale#64100HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#3524HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#4213HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5166HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#5525HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#6354HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#7113HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#3829HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rex is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Rex, between 1954 and 2025, in 37 of those 72 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1954–19607#64 in 1954
England and Wales1996–202530#142 in 2021
Republic of Ireland2009–202412#516 in 2023
Northern Ireland2013–20227#334 in 2020
Scotland20241#382 in 2024

Its high point came 70 years earlier in New Zealand (1954) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 35 years after 1960; it appears again in 1996.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #64 in New Zealand in 1954. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.