How Many People Are Named Rei?
people named Rei are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 335,741 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,028 babies named Rei in Social Security records from 1974 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
67 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Japanese ้ด (rei) meaning "bell", ้บ (rei) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or ็ฒ (rei) meaning "the tinkling of jade". This name can also be formed by other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rei, 53.6% were girls and 46.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2000s: 45.1% of the babies were girls then and 54.2% in the 2020s.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Rei alive today is about 12 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 17 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Rei first appears in the records in 1974 and was given most often in 2019, to 67 babies. In 2025, 59 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1974 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Rei has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,269, in 2020. In 2025 it ranked #5,363. Among boys, its best rank was #3,362, in 2025.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,363 | #3,362 |
| Best rank | #3,269 (2020) | #3,362 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,964 in the 2010s | #5,461 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Rei alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rei were born in California than in any other state: about 166 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rei was given about 5.8 times as often in California.
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