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Rey

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2016–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2016 to 2025, ranging from #1449 to #2440.2016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1449#2440
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2016#1749
2017#1512
2018#1649
2019#1782
2020#1449
2021#1628
2022#1767
2023#2201
2024#2253
2025#2440

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 15 of the 21 years from 2005 to 2025.

In 2017: #415 among boys in Northern Ireland, #2172 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2005–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2005

    First recorded at #3849 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2005 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #415 in Northern Ireland in 2017.

Rey'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 Walesfemale#244011HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#29527HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#225312HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#24439HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#220112HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#28137HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#176716HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#201811HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#162818HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#24938HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#144921HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#193511HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#178216HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#186912HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#164918HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#26937HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#151221HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#217210HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#174917HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#25568HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#27077HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#33625HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified

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

Where Rey is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Rey, between 2005 and 2025, in 15 of those 21 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
England and Wales2005–202515#1449 in 2020
Northern Ireland20171#415 in 2017

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 2005; it appears again in 2011.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • 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 2 regions, from 2005 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #415 in Northern Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.