Boy · #12,301 in 2026

Brex

Brex Inc. is an American financial service and technology company that offers business credit cards and cash management accounts to technology companies. Brex cards are business charge cards, which require at least $50,000 in a bank account if professionally invested, if not with $100,000 to open, and cardholders who default won't damage their personal credit or assets.

Current Rank
#12,301
Peak Rank
#6,024 (2021)
Total Babies
109
5-Yr Trend
-23%
2009
First Year
2024
Last Year
2021
Peak Year
#6024
Peak Rank
109
Total Count
13
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Brex

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Brex Inc. is an American financial service and technology company that offers business credit cards and cash management accounts to technology companies. Brex cards are business charge cards, which require at least $50,000 in a bank account if professionally invested, if not with $100,000 to open, and cardholders who default won't damage their personal credit or assets.

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Origin & history
Brex was founded by Brazilian entrepreneurs Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi on January 3, 2017. They had previously founded an online payments company, Pagar.me, before selling it to Stone. Brex began as a VR startup; however, the founders pivoted the company to fintech three weeks into Y Combinator's 12-week accelerator program. In February 2021, the company announced a submission application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (UDFI) to establish an industrial bank named Brex Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brex. A

The Story of Brex

Brex first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 14 Brexs were born — ranking #6,024 that year. As of 2026, Brex ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 109 Brexs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Brex

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brex

What does the name Brex mean?
Brex Inc. is an American financial service and technology company that offers business credit cards and cash management accounts to technology companies. Brex cards are business charge cards, which require at least $50,000 in a bank account if professionally invested, if not with $100,000 to open, and cardholders who default won't damage their personal credit or assets.
How popular is Brex in 2026?
In 2026, Brex ranks #12,301 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Brex most popular?
Brex reached its peak popularity in 2021, ranking #6,024 that year with 14 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Brex most popular?
Brex has historically been most popular in Iowa. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Brex.
Is Brex a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Brex is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Brex?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Brex include Nobel, Bran, Dierre. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Brex

Brex is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 109 births in the dataset. Brex's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,024. Use the chart and map above to compare Brex'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.