Unisex name · since 1915
Rey
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 9,696 babies named Rey, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #908 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,696
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rey is the #908 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 9,696 recorded since 1915.
Rey has 9,696 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #908 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #1,229 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #908 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,696 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rey ranks #1,229 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #908 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,696 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #908 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,696
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rey's 9,696 recorded births place it above 97.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rey compares
9,696 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rey's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,696 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 328 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rey splits its recorded history at 1971: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 328 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 328
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Rey popularity over time - girls
526 total births recorded since 2016 (Rey as girls' name)
Rey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,563 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Rey's strongest decade.
2,563 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 82
1920s
82 births
- 1930s 95
1930s
95 births
- 1940s 134
1940s
134 births
- 1950s 297
1950s
297 births
- 1960s 441
1960s
441 births
- 1970s 506
1970s
506 births
- 1980s 659
1980s
659 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,148 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,955 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,563 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,789 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,563 births (26% of all-time use).
How Rey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rey's total volume
Rey by state
Where Rey concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,444 | 25.2% |
| #2 | California | | 2,394 | 24.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 480 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 476 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 374 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 328 | 3.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 143 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 96 | 1.0% |
2,444 of 9,696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Rey appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rey's data
- Rey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,563 total births) through the 2020s (1,789) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Reys (2,444 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rey: 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 (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Rey 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.