Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Rex

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Rex
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1951

Peak rank proxy

1,503

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19512024

Peak year

1951

Decline from peak

79%

2024

316

All-time

60,160

Rex has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1951, when 1,503 boys were named Rex.

In 2024, only 316 boys were given the name.

Down 79% from its peak.

All told, about 60,160 Americans have been named Rex and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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