King; Old English origin meaning "ruler" or "monarch"
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Rey is listed in our catalog as a boy name. Its listed meaning is "King; Old English origin meaning "ruler" or "monarch"". Listed origin: Spanish.
ray
Catalog phonetic spelling
In 2024, Rey ranked #821 in US Social Security name records for male births. This is the latest verified year in our catalog, not a live ranking.
| Birth year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #879 |
| 2021 | #764 |
| 2022 | #788 |
| 2023 | #792 |
| 2024 | #821 |
Source: Social Security Administration. US data is not a worldwide measure of usage. Missing years are not zero births.
Meanings, origins, pronunciations, and namesakes are catalog entries that have not yet completed source-by-source editorial review. Nicknames and middle-name pairings are ideas to try, not usage statistics. We show birth-name ranks only when the record includes source-file provenance; missing data is not evidence of rarity.
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Rey is listed in our catalog as a boy name. Its listed meaning is "King; Old English origin meaning "ruler" or "monarch"". Listed origin: Spanish.
Our catalog's pronunciation guide is ray. Pronunciation can vary by language and family.
In 2024, Rey ranked #821 in US Social Security name records for male births. This is the latest verified year in our catalog, not a live ranking.
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