Boys' name · since 2009
Brex
Brex has 109 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
109 boys have been named Brex since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brex has been recorded 109 times among boys since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2024.
- #16,838 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 109 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brex ranks #16,838 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brex's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Brex's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brex splits its recorded history at 2018: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brex popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Brex by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (57 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Brex's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Brex births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 57 births (52% of all-time use).
Brex by state
Where Brex concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 5 | 4.6% |
5 of 109 births nationwide.
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- Brex's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Iowa records the most Brexs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brex: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brex draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.