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Rex Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Rex?

Ranking 637th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rex is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #170 in 1951 with 1,503 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Rex was 7 in 1881.

Rex, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1881-1886, 1897-1900, 1903-1906, 1907-1916, 1917-1920, 1944-1951, 2001-2005, and 2006-2011, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1990-1994, and 1997-2000.

Rex's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Rex be?

Rex's popularity has steadily increased for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Rex for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Rex still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Rex (Girl)Rex (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 410 637
2017 < 5 -- 431 609
2016 < 5 -- 421 633
2015 < 5 -- 373 680
2014 < 5 -- 387 663
2013 < 5 -- 391 630
2012 < 5 -- 385 630
2011 < 5 -- 384 619
2010 < 5 -- 332 703
2009 < 5 -- 303 755
2008 < 5 -- 274 800
2007 < 5 -- 236 875
2006 < 5 -- 251 813
2005 < 5 -- 237 808
2004 < 5 -- 182 932
2003 < 5 -- 182 914
2002 < 5 -- 154 1,011
2001 < 5 -- 116 1,184
2000 < 5 -- 112 1,212
1999 < 5 -- 137 1,016
1998 < 5 -- 150 943
1997 < 5 -- 152 905
1996 < 5 -- 139 941
1995 < 5 -- 158 862
1994 < 5 -- 167 826
1993 < 5 -- 178 795
1992 < 5 -- 207 718
1991 < 5 -- 220 684
1990 < 5 -- 232 663
1989 < 5 -- 224 670
1988 < 5 -- 247 596
1987 < 5 -- 231 599
1986 < 5 -- 232 585
1985 < 5 -- 261 544
1984 6 10,042 258 536
1983 < 5 -- 246 533
1982 < 5 -- 266 524
1981 < 5 -- 267 518
1980 5 11,689 300 488
1979 7 8,733 261 523
1978 < 5 -- 254 515
1977 < 5 -- 291 472
1976 < 5 -- 283 466
1975 < 5 -- 296 469
1974 < 5 -- 297 466
1973 < 5 -- 325 432
1972 < 5 -- 373 407
1971 < 5 -- 473 370
1970 < 5 -- 507 362
1969 < 5 -- 479 361
1968 < 5 -- 513 339
1967 < 5 -- 581 306
1966 < 5 -- 718 275
1965 < 5 -- 788 264
1964 7 5,876 958 247
1963 < 5 -- 982 245
1962 < 5 -- 1,132 227
1961 9 4,812 1,269 219
1960 6 6,238 1,313 215
1959 5 7,006 1,283 216
1958 8 4,807 1,239 214
1957 7 5,269 1,331 203
1956 6 5,806 1,450 193
1955 < 5 -- 1,398 191
1954 5 6,433 1,380 189
1953 6 5,533 1,346 188
1952 7 4,831 1,497 175
1951 < 5 -- 1,503 170
1950 < 5 -- 1,069 196
1949 < 5 -- 959 207
1948 < 5 -- 903 210
1947 < 5 -- 846 220
1946 < 5 -- 662 236
1945 < 5 -- 484 270
1944 < 5 -- 573 234
1943 < 5 -- 615 234
1942 6 4,531 520 257
1941 < 5 -- 557 230
1940 5 4,895 547 228
1939 < 5 -- 564 216
1938 < 5 -- 628 202
1937 < 5 -- 601 203
1936 < 5 -- 612 201
1935 6 4,121 647 198
1934 < 5 -- 631 197
1933 < 5 -- 625 194
1932 6 4,326 579 213
1931 < 5 -- 518 227
1930 < 5 -- 542 234
1929 < 5 -- 492 252
1928 6 4,616 520 242
1927 8 3,811 518 251
1926 < 5 -- 551 239
1925 9 3,610 553 238
1924 5 5,742 589 229
1923 < 5 -- 584 225
1922 < 5 -- 615 216
1921 5 5,717 591 226
1920 < 5 -- 614 210
1919 < 5 -- 522 232
1918 < 5 -- 510 235
1917 < 5 -- 471 230
1916 < 5 -- 461 231
1915 < 5 -- 401 243
1914 < 5 -- 334 233
1913 < 5 -- 243 242
1912 < 5 -- 164 279
1911 < 5 -- 82 294
1910 < 5 -- 65 309
1909 < 5 -- 68 273
1908 < 5 -- 64 268
1907 < 5 -- 48 309
1906 < 5 -- 61 255
1905 < 5 -- 46 298
1904 < 5 -- 33 352
1903 < 5 -- 43 291
1902 < 5 -- 46 280
1901 < 5 -- 29 346
1900 < 5 -- 59 268
1899 < 5 -- 29 335
1898 < 5 -- 39 304
1897 < 5 -- 31 337
1896 < 5 -- 35 322
1895 < 5 -- 34 314
1894 < 5 -- 30 330
1893 < 5 -- 25 366
1892 < 5 -- 28 368
1891 < 5 -- 24 358
1890 < 5 -- 30 320
1889 < 5 -- 23 377
1888 < 5 -- 28 351
1887 < 5 -- 28 319
1886 < 5 -- 26 335
1885 < 5 -- 17 456
1884 < 5 -- 13 540
1883 < 5 -- 15 476
1882 < 5 -- 13 537
1881 < 5 -- 7 769
1880 < 5 -- 13 519

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.