Is Rey a boy or girl name?
Rey is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 303 boys were named Rey, so 6.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.1% of the 9,933 US babies named Rey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #821
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,093
- Babies named Rey since 1915
- 9,933
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 394 babies
Boys and girls named Rey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 134 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 297 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 441 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 506 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 659 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,148 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,955 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,562 | 247 | 8.8% |
| 2020s | 1,525 | 255 | 14.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 303 | #821 | 20 | #6,093 |
| 2023 | 317 | #792 | 31 | #4,532 |
| 2022 | 320 | #788 | 53 | #3,113 |
| 2021 | 328 | #764 | 66 | #2,634 |
| 2020 | 257 | #879 | 85 | #2,147 |
| 2019 | 287 | #801 | 42 | #3,654 |
| 2018 | 314 | #753 | 66 | #2,641 |
| 2017 | 303 | #773 | 76 | #2,396 |
| 2016 | 256 | #870 | 63 | #2,757 |
| 2015 | 242 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 245 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 229 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 225 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 212 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 249 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 232 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 247 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 215 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 236 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 199 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 170 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 173 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 177 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 155 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 151 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 149 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 137 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 120 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 119 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 101 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 109 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 90 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 112 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 98 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 80 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 66 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 76 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 69 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 61 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 46 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 59 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 46 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 53 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 51 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 46 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 26 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 51 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 56 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 46 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 50 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 54 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 49 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 42 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 30 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 21 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 22 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,053 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,819 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,975 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,237 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,084 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,418 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,881 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,445 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,897 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,169 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,082 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,924 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,728 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,389 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,095 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,102 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,255 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,740 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,831 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,848 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,434 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,678 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,683 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,458 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,448 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,291 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rey reached #753 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #2,147 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.