First Name REX

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • REX is ranked as the 742nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 57,136.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 17.92 people named REX for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 85% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named REX is 37,324.
  • The SSA data also shows that REX is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names REX
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 57,136 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 742
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 17.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 37,324
  • National Rank 977
  • Percentile Rank 98.94%
  • Proportion/100k 11.71

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name REX is 79.2% White, 2.7% Hispanic origin, 13.6% Black, 2.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name REX have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name REX is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Masculine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name REX

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.2% 63.9% 15.3%
Hispanic origin 2.7% 16.3% -13.6%
Black 13.6% 12.3% 1.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.2% 4.9% -2.7%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named REX is Texas where 6,928 people have this name.
  • Iowa is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named REX, as 48.95 in every 100,000 Iowans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Iowa is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names REX State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,323 10.27 98.2% Indiana 2,390 36.23 98.5% Iowa 1,521 48.95 98.4% Kansas 1,195 41.17 97.2% Michigan 2,369 23.91 99.2% Minnesota 520 9.53 97.7% Missouri 545 18.21 96.3% Nebraska 585 31.08 95.8% North Dakota 72 9.79 82.3% Ohio 1,942 16.75 98.4% South Dakota 150 17.62 87.7% Wisconsin 649 11.28 97.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name REX

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,323 10.27 98.2%
Indiana 2,390 36.23 98.5%
Iowa 1,521 48.95 98.4%
Kansas 1,195 41.17 97.2%
Michigan 2,369 23.91 99.2%
Minnesota 520 9.53 97.7%
Missouri 545 18.21 96.3%
Nebraska 585 31.08 95.8%
North Dakota 72 9.79 82.3%
Ohio 1,942 16.75 98.4%
South Dakota 150 17.62 87.7%
Wisconsin 649 11.28 97.7%
West State Statistics First-Names REX State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 255 34.59 90.8% Arizona 1,100 16.34 97.1% California 6,712 17.3 99.4% Colorado 1,047 19.54 97.4% Hawaii 361 25.45 96.7% Idaho 617 37.74 95.7% Montana 204 19.93 90.7% Nevada 449 15.83 95.6% New Mexico 355 17 93.4% Oregon 731 18.4 96.8% Utah 1,126 38.27 97.3% Washington 1,999 28.3 98.9% Wyoming 242 41.5 91.4%

West States
State stats for the first name REX

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 255 34.59 90.8%
Arizona 1,100 16.34 97.1%
California 6,712 17.3 99.4%
Colorado 1,047 19.54 97.4%
Hawaii 361 25.45 96.7%
Idaho 617 37.74 95.7%
Montana 204 19.93 90.7%
Nevada 449 15.83 95.6%
New Mexico 355 17 93.4%
Oregon 731 18.4 96.8%
Utah 1,126 38.27 97.3%
Washington 1,999 28.3 98.9%
Wyoming 242 41.5 91.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names REX State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 138 3.84 92.8% Maine 153 11.49 89.7% Massachusetts 243 3.61 93.9% New Hampshire 65 4.93 85.6% New Jersey 375 4.2 95.8% New York 1,034 5.24 98.4% Pennsylvania 682 5.33 97.4% Rhode Island 82 7.77 88.8% Vermont 35 5.63 85.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name REX

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 138 3.84 92.8%
Maine 153 11.49 89.7%
Massachusetts 243 3.61 93.9%
New Hampshire 65 4.93 85.6%
New Jersey 375 4.2 95.8%
New York 1,034 5.24 98.4%
Pennsylvania 682 5.33 97.4%
Rhode Island 82 7.77 88.8%
Vermont 35 5.63 85.2%
South State Statistics First-Names REX State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,109 22.86 97.8% Arkansas 750 25.27 96.8% Delaware 68 7.22 93.2% Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 89.8% Florida 3,140 15.78 99.3% Georgia 1,495 14.8 98.5% Kentucky 726 16.45 96.6% Louisiana 382 8.21 95.6% Maryland 383 6.41 97.0% Mississippi 545 18.21 96.3% North Carolina 2,513 25.27 99.0% Oklahoma 1,161 29.95 97.5% South Carolina 475 9.83 96.3% Tennessee 1,393 21.28 98.1% Texas 6,928 25.7 99.4% Virginia 903 10.85 97.8% West Virginia 336 18.18 92.9%

South States
State stats for the first name REX

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,109 22.86 97.8%
Arkansas 750 25.27 96.8%
Delaware 68 7.22 93.2%
Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 89.8%
Florida 3,140 15.78 99.3%
Georgia 1,495 14.8 98.5%
Kentucky 726 16.45 96.6%
Louisiana 382 8.21 95.6%
Maryland 383 6.41 97.0%
Mississippi 545 18.21 96.3%
North Carolina 2,513 25.27 99.0%
Oklahoma 1,161 29.95 97.5%
South Carolina 475 9.83 96.3%
Tennessee 1,393 21.28 98.1%
Texas 6,928 25.7 99.4%
Virginia 903 10.85 97.8%
West Virginia 336 18.18 92.9%
 

Full Names with REX as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have REX as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named REX.

The most popular full name is REX Smith. 0.98% of all the people named REX have this family name.

There are 6102 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name REX

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 REX Smith 0.98%
2 REX Johnson 0.84%
3 REX Williams 0.71%
4 REX Miller 0.59%
5 REX Brown 0.56%
6 REX Jones 0.51%
7 REX Davis 0.47%
8 REX Wilson 0.45%
9 REX Hall 0.38%
10 REX Thompson 0.38%
11 REX Anderson 0.37%
12 REX Taylor 0.36%
13 REX Martin 0.34%
14 REX Bell 0.32%
15 REX Thomas 0.31%
16 REX Allen 0.30%
17 REX Clark 0.28%
18 REX White 0.28%
19 REX Harris 0.28%
20 REX Roberts 0.28%

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