Rey is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Rey is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #908 among boys (262) and #5,365 among girls (24) — overall #1,756 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 286 | 286 | #5,365 | #908 |
| 2024 | 324 | 324 | #6,114 | #823 |
| 2023 | 349 | 349 | #4,535 | #792 |
| 2022 | 373 | 378 | #3,114 | #790 |
| 2021 | 394 | 399 | #2,635 | #764 |
| 2020 | 342 | 347 | #2,148 | #880 |
| 2019 | 329 | 329 | #3,656 | #801 |
| 2018 | 380 | 380 | #2,641 | #755 |
| 2017 | 379 | 379 | #2,397 | #773 |
| 2016 | 320 | 320 | #2,758 | #870 |
| 2015 | 242 | 242 | — | #900 |
| 2014 | 245 | 245 | — | #886 |
| 2013 | 229 | 234 | — | #910 |
| 2012 | 225 | 231 | — | #921 |
| 2011 | 212 | 222 | — | #940 |
| 2010 | 249 | 269 | — | #852 |
| 2009 | 232 | 243 | — | #897 |
| 2008 | 247 | 267 | — | #863 |
| 2007 | 215 | 232 | — | #923 |
| 2006 | 236 | 257 | — | #855 |
| 2005 | 199 | 221 | — | #903 |
| 2004 | 170 | 190 | — | #984 |
| 2003 | 173 | 198 | — | #950 |
| 2002 | 177 | 195 | — | #912 |
| 2001 | 155 | 176 | — | #990 |
| 2000 | 151 | 188 | — | #985 |
| 1999 | 149 | 175 | — | #971 |
| 1998 | 137 | 173 | — | #1,003 |
| 1997 | 120 | — | — | #1,059 |
| 1996 | 119 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1995 | 113 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1994 | 101 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1993 | 109 | — | — | #1,069 |
| 1992 | 90 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1991 | 112 | — | — | #1,023 |
| 1990 | 98 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1989 | 80 | — | — | #1,203 |
| 1988 | 78 | — | — | #1,142 |
| 1987 | 66 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1986 | 75 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1985 | 69 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1984 | 61 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1983 | 60 | — | — | #1,177 |
| 1982 | 53 | — | — | #1,289 |
| 1981 | 71 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1980 | 46 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1979 | 59 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1978 | 50 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1977 | 48 | — | — | #1,310 |
| 1976 | 52 | — | — | #1,208 |
| 1975 | 50 | — | — | #1,203 |
| 1974 | 52 | — | — | #1,148 |
| 1973 | 46 | — | — | #1,229 |
| 1972 | 53 | — | — | #1,127 |
| 1971 | 51 | — | — | #1,156 |
| 1970 | 45 | — | — | #1,249 |
| 1969 | 46 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1968 | 35 | — | — | #1,309 |
| 1967 | 40 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1966 | 26 | — | — | #1,536 |
| 1965 | 37 | — | — | #1,268 |
| 1964 | 51 | — | — | #1,069 |
| 1963 | 56 | — | — | #1,015 |
| 1962 | 46 | — | — | #1,143 |
| 1961 | 50 | — | — | #1,119 |
| 1960 | 54 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1959 | 49 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1958 | 42 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1957 | 32 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1956 | 32 | — | — | #1,378 |
| 1955 | 30 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1954 | 21 | — | — | #1,695 |
| 1953 | 28 | — | — | #1,451 |
| 1952 | 24 | — | — | #1,577 |
| 1951 | 19 | — | — | #1,763 |
| 1950 | 20 | — | — | #1,693 |
| 1949 | 22 | — | — | #1,602 |
| 1948 | 17 | — | — | #1,870 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | — | #3,053 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | — | #1,746 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | — | #1,752 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | — | #2,819 |
| 1943 | 15 | — | — | #1,975 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | — | #2,237 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #3,084 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | — | #2,291 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,417 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | — | #1,881 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | — | #2,445 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,897 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | — | #2,529 |
| 1933 | 13 | — | — | #2,076 |
| 1932 | 13 | — | — | #2,169 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | — | #2,082 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | — | #3,924 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | — | #2,728 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,246 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | — | #3,390 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | — | #4,095 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | — | #3,102 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #4,255 |
| 1923 | 11 | — | — | #2,740 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | — | #4,831 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,848 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,434 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,678 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | — | #4,683 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,458 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,448 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #4,291 |