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Rexford

Masculine · “ford where rushes grow”

1891high 1925
#4539 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare22 boys in 2025

Rexford is an English place name, and the rex in it is not the Latin for a king — it is a river crossing where rushes grew.

How old is the name Rexford?

Rexford first appears in US birth records in 1891 — 134 years ago. The typical Rexford alive today was born around 1946, making them about 79 years old. About 1,300 people named Rexford are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Rexford most popular?

Rexford peaked in 1897, reaching #787 nationally. Today it ranks #4539, 3,752 places below that high. See the whole 1897 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Rexford

English place names ending in -ford record where a river could be crossed on foot, and the first element usually says what was there — Oxford for oxen, Bradford for a broad one, Rexford probably for rushes. The Latin rex is a coincidence of the modern spelling. The surname reached America and the given name appears in the records around 1900, often abbreviated to Rex.

Meaningscholars disagree

ford where rushes grow

Generally read from Old English risc, a rush, and ford; the modern spelling makes it look Latin, which it is not. A reading from a personal name has also been offered and neither is settled.

How the name formed

  1. risc ford
  2. Rexford

Related forms: Rexford · Rushford

Pronouncing Rexford

REKS-ford

Two syllables, first stressed. There is no variation in English.

Nicknames for Rexford

Moderate

RexThe front clip
FordTakes the ending
RexyAn affectionate lengthening used in childhood
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1891–202553270532218912025

US babies named Rexford per year from 1891 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#7871890s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1891
Most boys named
192553 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#787reached in 1897
Change vs 2022
+22.2%22 in 2025, from 18
Rexford sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1925, with 53 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Rexford in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Rexford in English — same name
  • Rushford in English — related form

Rexfords among us

1,300

people named Rexford are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 77,640 born in 2025 was named Rexford

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Rexford sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

40%chance Rexford will feel “very 2020s” by 2040
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Rexford beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Rexford in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Rexfordthis name22#4539Nels22#4539Gabe22#4539Michel22#4539Elroy22#4539

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • Rex and Ford are both complete names in their own right.
  • Read correctly on sight by every English speaker.
  • Genuine turn-of-the-century American use behind it.
What to consider
  • The Latin king in it is a coincidence of spelling and not the meaning.
  • It reads as a surname to people meeting it in front of another one.
  • Seven letters and two syllables, manageable but not short.

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Frequently asked

How many Rexfords are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,300 people named Rexford are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Rexford in 2025?
Rexford ranks #4539 among US boy names in 2025, with 22 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Rexford?
About 1 in every 77,640 US boys born in 2025 was named Rexford — 22 in all.
Will my child share the name Rexford with classmates?
Rexford will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Rexford

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Nels#4539 · Gabe#4539 · Michel#4539 · Elroy#4539 · Orlin#4539 · Pearce#4539 · Josemaria#4539 · Napoleon#4539

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