NameTides

Rei

Rei was the #3,314 boys' name in the US in 2025 (35 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Rei as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Rei as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Rei as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,314 (35)#2,952 (7)#2,095 (9)
2024#3,793 (29)#2,922 (7)—
2023#5,075 (19)#4,108 (4)—
2022#5,019 (19)#2,166 (10)#2,229 (7)
2021#3,362 (34)#2,730 (7)—
2020#5,451 (16)#4,608 (3)#2,746 (5)
2019#3,636 (30)#2,266 (9)—
2018#3,793 (28)#2,693 (7)—
2017#4,466 (22)#3,449 (5)—
2016#6,053 (14)#2,335 (9)#2,718 (5)
2015#4,545 (21)#4,747 (3)—
2014#8,130 (9)——
2013#10,728 (6)#4,685 (3)—
2012#8,864 (8)#4,805 (3)—
2011#5,945 (14)#4,647 (3)—

Rei as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Rei as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Rei as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#5,238 (24)#5,927 (3)—
2024#4,893 (27)#4,844 (4)#2,975 (6)
2023#4,873 (27)#4,710 (4)#2,900 (6)
2022#5,793 (21)#3,534 (6)—
2021#4,245 (33)#2,201 (12)#2,021 (10)
2020#3,221 (48)#3,447 (6)#2,873 (6)
2019#3,923 (37)#2,286 (11)#2,872 (6)
2018#4,237 (33)#2,187 (12)#2,151 (9)
2017#3,769 (40)#2,706 (9)#2,374 (8)
2016#4,990 (27)#3,214 (7)—
2015#8,447 (13)#5,730 (3)—
2014#16,513 (5)——
2013#9,612 (11)——
2012#7,456 (16)——
2011#6,148 (21)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #3,314.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1987.
  • In 2025, 41% of US babies named Rei were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 50,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 50,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 67,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rei is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 56,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 30,000 to 1 in 110,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rei by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rei (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ReiCanadaGirls—too few
ReiCanadaBoys#2,0959
ReiEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
ReiEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
ReiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ReiUSGirls#5,23824
ReiUSBoys#3,31435