How Many People Are Named Rey?
An estimated 9,403 people in the United States have the first name Rey. It is predominantly male (94.9%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Rey peaked in popularity in 2021 with 394 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,403
About 1 in 36,452 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.9% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2021
394 births
Total Registered
9,933
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rey
Rey is predominantly male (94.9%), though 502 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Rey as a male name
Ranked #821 in 2024
303 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (328 births)
Rey as a female name
Ranked #6,093 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (85 births)
Rey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rey span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,809 babies were registered. While Rey is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rey by Decade
How has Rey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rey by State
Birth registrations for Rey span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, Ohio. On average, about 248 Reys were registered per state.
Rey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rey
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rey?
We estimate approximately 9,403 people named Rey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 36,452 Americans share this first name.
Is Rey a common name?
Rey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,933 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rey most popular?
Rey reached peak popularity in 2021, when 394 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rey is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rey a male name?
Rey is predominantly male. 94.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rey Smith, Rey Johnson, Rey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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