Bex
Bex is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. It is a few kilometers south of its sister town municipality of Aigle.
Meaning & Origin of Bex
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bex is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. It is a few kilometers south of its sister town municipality of Aigle.
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Origin & history
The Story of Bex
As a girl name
Bex first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2020, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 9 Bexs were born — ranking #10,241 that year. As of 2026, Bex ranks #10,241 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 23 Bexs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bex first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 18 Bexs were born — ranking #5,222 that year. As of 2026, Bex ranks #5,410 for boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). In total, more than 123 Bexs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Bex
Bex is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 123 births in the dataset. Bex's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #5,222. Use the chart and map above to compare Bex's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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