Rei
A unisex name of Japanese origin, meaning spirit or soul; also a Portuguese coin.
Rei by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Rei. In the US, 62 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rei. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Remioarsman, rower; a form of Remington282 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reyking; a form of Reyes377 in the US (2017)
- Renbenevolence; lotus93 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raiking; ruler9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reincounsel, advice; short form of Reinhardt13 in the US (2017)
- Raei5 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Rei
Names that are said the same way as Rei, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ree5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean life
Like Rei, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.