US rank #13371 Boys' name Peak 2021 109 births

Brex — #13371 US boys' name

109 babies named Brex in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s572020s47
#13371
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 6% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Brex was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

14 babies were named Brex in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brex

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Brex between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brex currently holds the #13371 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brex performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brex shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brex in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brex in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 109 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brex at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

109

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2021

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,371

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brex popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
14
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
46810121416 2024202220202018201620142009 5

Brex by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
57 births that decade — 52% of Brex's all-time total
2000s52010s572020s47

Brex by state

Where Brex concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brex
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Iowa
5 4.6%
Iowa share of Brex's total US births 4.6%

5 of 109 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brex?
109 babies have been named Brex since 2009. It currently ranks #13371 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 14 births.
When was Brex most popular?
Brex was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Brex most popular?
The top states for the name Brex are Iowa (5 births).
How long has the name Brex been used?
Brex has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brex?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.