Bex

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A few things about Bex you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Bex

Bex Taylor-Klaus

American actor

Choose Bex and your child shares a first name with Bex Taylor-Klaus, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Bex, like who?” Bex Taylor-Klaus's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 227,273 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Bex, 7 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Bex would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBex first shows up in US birth records in 2015, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #10,271.
• ✨New on the sceneBex wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2020.
• 🚀TrendBex has climbed 1,521 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #11,932. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlBex is given to both boys and girls: 73% of the 26 babies named Bex in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Bex

Bex is a girl name of English origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with B and ending in “-bex”. US birth records list Bex for girls from 2020 to 2025, in 4 of those 6 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #10,271 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #11,932, with 7 babies.

Origin:English names