Rey ranks at #775 with 151 entries, registered gender-neutral. The name carries one dominant cultural anchor — Rey from the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015-2019) — and on a pet registry it functions almost entirely as that tribute. The neutral registration tracks the character's franchise role as a female protagonist with a name that reads either way.
The Star Wars sequel-trilogy register
Rey is one of the cleanest single-source pet names on the recent chart. Daisy Ridley's character carried three films across five years, and the name shows up on registry pets adopted in households where the parents grew up on the original trilogy and watched the sequels with their kids. The cohort skews toward multi-pet households where Rey lives alongside another Star Wars name — Finn, Poe, BB, or Kylo.
The Spanish-language fork
A separate slice of registry Reys are Spanish-language picks meaning "king" in the male reading. This cohort skews toward Spanish-speaking households where the dog gets the regal-meaning name without any Star Wars overlay. The two readings converge on the same registered name but produce different dogs, and the gender-neutral registration captures both populations.
Sound and breed lean
One syllable (RAY), bright open vowel, clean ending. Excellent recall shape, short and sharp and unmistakable at distance. The name lands without strong breed concentration, working equally well across German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers, and mixed-breed rescues. The human Rey page shows minimal modern SSA presence; pet Rey owns the cultural space.