Rey
Meaning
king (from Latin rex)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rey peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
82 people · the #47,432 first name in Brazil · median age 25
Among people named Rey living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
The Rey deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Rey truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Rey fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Rey travels
Filipino American · A documented choice in Filipino American families.
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