Brex
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BREKS
- Origin
- Modern
Brex is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Brex come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps from Brexton or Rex
Is Brex a girl's or a boy's name?
Brex is a boys' name.
How popular is Brex in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Brex in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brex in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
Names like Brex
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bronx, Brecken, Kayden, Braylen, Finn, Finnegan, Cassian, Kyaire, Briggs, Brayden, Rayden, Declan
Names related to Brex
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brex: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brex, updated 20 October 2026.