Gender
Origin
- Japanese
- law; strive
Law; strive.
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rei
Pronunciation
rei
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #3314, 35 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #3221, 48 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5238, 24 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 24 |
| 2024 | 29 | 27 |
| 2023 | 19 | 27 |
| 2022 | 19 | 21 |
| 2021 | 34 | 33 |
| 2020 | 16 | 48 |
| 2019 | 30 | 37 |
| 2018 | 28 | 33 |
| 2017 | 22 | 40 |
| 2016 | 14 | 27 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #2164, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #2201, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 12 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #4995, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence