At a Glance
- Origin
- Modern coinage (likely respelling of Rex)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- REKS
Reks is a modern coinage (likely respelling of Rex) boy's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Modern Short Boy Names We’re Obsessing Over.
Meaning & Origin of Reks
Origin: modern coinage (likely respelling of Rex).
A common claim: Sometimes said to mean 'king,' by association with the name Rex Actually: Reks isn't a documented variant of Rex with its own separate origin — it's simply a modern phonetic respelling, so there's no confirmed 'king' meaning of its own.
How to Pronounce Reks
REKSIPA /rɛks/
Popularity of Reks
Reks doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Reks
Similar Names
Rhett · Pax · Ryker · Onyx · Saxon · Max
