Reagan

Where Reagan comes from

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin (“descendant of Riagán”), a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach (“impulsive, furious”), an alternative form of ríogach.
— Wiktionary's entry for Reagan
  • 2 syllables
Reagan through the years
  1. 1956
    First appearance
    #4,837 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1973
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 1977
    Reagan Pasternak born
    Canadian actress
  4. 1980
    Reagan Gomez-Preston born
    American actress
  5. 2012
    Peak, #97
    3,088 babies named Reagan, its best rank.
  6. 2024
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #244.
In the dictionary
  • A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.
  • Ronald Reagan, president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage.
Namesakes
  • Reagan Gomez-Preston · American actress, born 1980
  • Reagan Pasternak · Canadian actress, born 1977
  • Reagan Wilson · American model and actress, 1947–2026
  • Reagan Dale Neis · Canadian actress, born 1976
  • Reagan Noble · Association footballer, born 1983

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.