Rey is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “Ray and king.” In 2024 it was given to 303 boys in the United States.
Rey belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “Ray and king” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Rey first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #753 in 2018, and in 2024 303 babies received the name — 9,431 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Rey means “Ray and king” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Rey is a boy name. In 2024, 303 babies received the name in the US.
Rey comes from the Spanish tradition.
Rey first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #753 in 2018, and 303 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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