Rei name meaning
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What does Rei mean?
Anomalous Old High German and Japanese Rei is used notably in Albanian and Japanese, meaning of Rei is "Advice, Protection, Protector, Law or Rule" is used as a unisex name . Rei is variant of acclaimed Reiko.
Reiko is a shortened form of names with "pure". Also Reiko is a shortened form of names with "Reik". Curious Reiko came from Japanese and Frisian is predominantly used in German, Japanese and Frisian, meaning of Reiko is "Advice and Council".
How do I pronounce Rei?
You can pronounce the one syllabled name Rei as rei.
Variants of Rei
Raginmund, Reiko, Raiko, Rayk, Rajko
How popular is the name Rei?
Rei is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1974 and was able to reach the top 4000 names. Recently in 2017, it ranked 3738th when 40 girls were named Rei.
There are over 626 babies that have been given the name Rei in United States. Rei is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, its highest ever rank is 2187 (2018) in its 13 years run on England and Wales naming chart.
But Rei is a popular baby name in Japan where every 1 in 5000 have the name. According to our findings, over 30000 babies have been named Rei globally.
Year | Boys | Girls | ||
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Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
2023 | 5053 | 19 | 4852 | 27 |
2022 | 4994 | 19 | 5772 | 21 |
2021 | 3343 | 34 | 4220 | 33 |
2020 | 5429 | 16 | 3214 | 48 |
2019 | 3632 | 30 | 3912 | 37 |
2018 | 3789 | 28 | 4232 | 33 |
2017 | 4461 | 22 | 3763 | 40 |
2016 | 6047 | 14 | 4985 | 27 |
2015 | 4539 | 21 | 8440 | 13 |
2014 | 8125 | 9 | 16499 | 5 |
Facts
Rei in Nordic countries
Countries | Men | Women | ||
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First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
![]() | 37 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
![]() | 20 | 17 | 7 | 19 |
![]() | 20 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
What numbers say about Rei?
And you are respected for living according to your own rules. Although you are all about balance, inner peace and harmony, reaching these things seem hard when you are surrounded with negative people. You love to travel but lack the money at the moment. You are never bored. Even when you are alone. When it comes to love relationships, you are loyal and passionate but don't trust your partner. Nothing escapes your eye, your sense of smell is highly developed, such as your sense of touch.
Parents who liked Rei, loved these names
- Bardhyl means White Star is a baby boy name is came from Albanian is used notably in Albanian
- Frenk - Old High German name Frenk is prevalently used in Albanian and is used for baby boys, meaning of Frenk is "Of the Franks"
- Meriton - Meritons origin is Albanian is used principally in Albanian and German is a boy name. Meriton is Albanian cognate of Meriton
- Rei - Of Japanese and Old High German origin, Unfamiliar Rei is a unisex name, Rei means "Law, Advice or Protection" is used substantially in Japanese and Albanian
- Lorenc - Originated from Latin, Lorenc is commonly used in Albanian and a boy name, Lorenc means "Laurel"
Famous people named Rei
- Rei Igarashi, Japanese actress and voice actress
- Rei Nakanishi, in Mudanjiang, Manchukuo
- Rei Sakuma, Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce
- Rei Kawakubo, Rei Kawakubo was born on 11 October 1942 in Tokyo
- Rei Kikukawa, Japanese actress, model, and television presenter
- Rei Hiroe, Japanese manga artist
- Rei Omishi, Japanese screenwriter and manga artist
- Rei Mikamoto, Japanese horror manga artist
- Rei Harakami, Harakami released his debut album
- Rei Yoshii, Japanese actress and gravure idol
- Rei Fuchigami is notable for his acting in movie Timeless Melody
- In 1957 action flick, Hibari ga oka no taiketsu, Rei Ishikawa characterized Postmaster Asakichi Sotomura.
- In 1985, Rei Akasaka played the role of Yû in crime, thriller movie Muhan.
- In 1974, Rei Misuzu portrayed the role of N In movie Shikijô midare doko.
- In 1976 flick, Jokôsei hitozuma: Shirôto baishun no anaba, Rei Kawamura characterized N.
- In 2000, Rei Asami played the role of Sumire Oba in drama film 15-Sai: Gakko IV.
- In 2006, Rei Dan played the role of Kayo Mimura in drama, romance flick Bushi no ichibun.
- In 2018 drama flick, Shiori, Rei Sato portrayed N.
Lists having Rei
- Boys names beginning with R
- Girls names beginning with R
- American Baby Names
- German Baby Names
- Japanese Baby Names
- Albanian Baby Names
- Baby Names that mean Advice
- Baby Names that mean Protection
- Baby Names that mean Protector
- Baby Names that mean Law
- Baby Names that mean Rule
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004