Rexine
Rexine is an artificial leather leathercloth fabric formerly produced in the United Kingdom by Rexine Ltd of Hyde, near Manchester, England. A registered trademark, it is composed of cloth surfaced with a mixture of cellulose nitrate, camphor oil, pigment and alcohol, embossed to look like leather.
Meaning & Origin of Rexine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rexine is an artificial leather leathercloth fabric formerly produced in the United Kingdom by Rexine Ltd of Hyde, near Manchester, England. A registered trademark, it is composed of cloth surfaced with a mixture of cellulose nitrate, camphor oil, pigment and alcohol, embossed to look like leather.
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The Story of Rexine
Rexine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1921, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1941, when 8 Rexines were born — ranking #3,252 that year. As of 2026, Rexine ranks #5,567 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 122 Rexines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rexine
Rexine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 122 births in the dataset. Rexine's peak popularity came in 1941 when it ranked #3,252. Use the chart and map above to compare Rexine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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