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Rei

#5,363 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Bell

Rei has been given to 1,028 babies in the U.S. since 1974. In 2025 it ranked #5,363 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2020, with 48 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 54% girls, 46% boys all-time.

Babies named Rei, 2025

1 in 138,000

Rei over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
020406018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Rei over time

In 2025, Rei went to 41% girls and 59% boys.

19742025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Rei: meaning, origin, and history

Bell

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Rei means

Rei means “bell”.

Origin, language, and formation

Rei is used in Albanian.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 550 girls were recorded with the name Rei between 1974 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 48 in 2020; its best national rank was #3,269 in 2020.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #3,269 in 2020 to #5,363 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #8,839 in 2015 to #5,363 in 2025.

In the United States, 478 boys were recorded with the name Rei between 1987 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 35 in 2025; its best national rank was #3,362 in 2025.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #5,639 in 2020 to #3,362 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #4,671 in 2015 to #3,362 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Rei?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 138,000
24 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 67,000
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#5,363
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
95,747 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Rei sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 95,747 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Rei. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Reis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Rei was born before 2017 — so the typical Rei is around 8 today.

Median birth year
2017
About 8 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
39.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
90.5%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
550
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 39.5% of all recorded uses (217).

Is Rei rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−369
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−2,094
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
+3,476
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.85×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
50.0%
Peak was 2020 (48)
Years since peak
5
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
43.3% average annual change
Best rank ever
#3,269
2020

Where Rei is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Rei was most concentrated in California — about 1 in 100,000 girls, against 1 in 416,476 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

01 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in 100,000
  2. 2New York1 in —
  3. 3Pennsylvania1 in —
  4. 4Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Rei has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Rei is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Rei was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 444,646 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2New York1 in —
  3. 3Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Rei has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Rei around the world

Where Rei ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2015–2025
    #5,927
    in 2025
  • Canada
    2017–2024
    #2,463
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1987–2009
    #818
    in 2009

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Rei by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#5,363
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 2,094
Best rank ever
#3,269
2020
Peak year
2020
48 that year
First recorded
1974
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
550
Count in 2025
24

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#3,362
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 2,277
Best rank ever
#3,362
2025
Peak year
2025
35 that year
First recorded
1987
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
478
Count in 2025
35

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