Reagan
#248 for girls in 2025, 1,244 births · #1,677 for boys in 2025, 98 births
Given to girls 89.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2012 · 3,088 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 4 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 65,739since 1956
Reagan over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #248 | 1,244 | #1,677 | 98 |
| 2024 | #244 | 1,297 | #1,573 | 110 |
| 2023 | #168 | 1,728 | #1,530 | 115 |
| 2022 | #147 | 1,988 | #1,306 | 145 |
| 2021 | #126 | 2,242 | #1,182 | 166 |
| 2020 | #114 | 2,373 | #1,196 | 160 |
| 2019 | #102 | 2,754 | #1,047 | 196 |
| 2018 | #107 | 2,820 | #1,018 | 202 |
| 2017 | #98 | 3,005 | #972 | 213 |
| 2016 | #98 | 3,097 | #999 | 204 |
| 2015 | #99 | 3,061 | #993 | 207 |
| 2014 | #106 | 2,903 | #999 | 206 |
| 2013 | #104 | 3,040 | #955 | 209 |
| 2012 | #97 | 3,088 | #893 | 234 |
| 2011 | #122 | 2,611 | #889 | 232 |
| 2010 | #127 | 2,480 | #971 | 203 |
| 2009 | #127 | 2,540 | #953 | 211 |
| 2008 | #142 | 2,385 | #977 | 204 |
| 2007 | #156 | 2,261 | #853 | 247 |
| 2006 | #156 | 2,238 | #792 | 260 |
| 2005 | #139 | 2,425 | #691 | 299 |
| 2004 | #145 | 2,269 | #596 | 366 |
| 2003 | #201 | 1,657 | #861 | 200 |
| 2002 | #198 | 1,624 | #774 | 223 |
| 2001 | #220 | 1,445 | #742 | 235 |
| 2000 | #286 | 1,131 | #875 | 180 |
| 1999 | #348 | 865 | #805 | 190 |
| 1998 | #332 | 889 | #925 | 153 |
| 1997 | #381 | 695 | #852 | 166 |
| 1996 | #446 | 567 | #930 | 140 |
| 1995 | #575 | 399 | #1,014 | 120 |
| 1994 | #702 | 298 | #1,268 | 85 |
| 1993 | #949 | 199 | #1,321 | 74 |
| 1992 | #1,243 | 140 | #1,731 | 49 |
| 1991 | #1,328 | 124 | #1,744 | 46 |
| 1990 | #1,670 | 88 | #1,587 | 52 |
| 1989 | #1,686 | 81 | #1,793 | 42 |
| 1988 | #1,757 | 72 | #1,618 | 44 |
| 1987 | #1,918 | 59 | #1,734 | 38 |
| 1986 | #2,003 | 54 | #1,873 | 32 |
| 1985 | #1,882 | 59 | #1,724 | 35 |
| 1984 | #1,812 | 59 | #1,933 | 28 |
| 1983 | #1,839 | 57 | #1,822 | 30 |
| 1982 | #1,922 | 55 | #1,815 | 31 |
| 1981 | #1,193 | 110 | #1,309 | 50 |
| 1980 | #925 | 161 | #1,204 | 58 |
| 1979 | #1,015 | 139 | #1,390 | 45 |
| 1978 | #876 | 167 | #1,229 | 53 |
| 1977 | #947 | 146 | #1,187 | 55 |
| 1976 | #1,098 | 110 | #1,828 | 27 |
| 1975 | #947 | 133 | #1,429 | 38 |
| 1974 | #1,438 | 70 | #1,471 | 35 |
| 1973 | #1,714 | 52 | #1,548 | 31 |
| 1972 | #3,177 | 20 | #1,819 | 24 |
| 1971 | #2,955 | 23 | #1,441 | 35 |
| 1970 | #3,208 | 20 | #1,494 | 32 |
| 1969 | #2,768 | 23 | #1,492 | 29 |
| 1968 | #2,969 | 19 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #1,411 | 29 |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | #1,484 | 27 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #1,595 | 24 |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | #1,581 | 25 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #1,338 | 34 |
| 1962 | — | #1,713 | 22 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,900 | 9 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,973 | 17 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,677 | 22 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,751 | 21 | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,887 | 17 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,630 | 22 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,615 | 22 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,489 | 25 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,572 | 22 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,754 | 18 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,758 | 18 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,169 | 13 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,813 | 16 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,009 | 12 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,309 | 10 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,042 | 13 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,872 | 7 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,871 | 7 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
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| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,651 | 9 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
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| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
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| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
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| 1922 | — | #3,872 | 6 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
| 1919 | — | #4,168 | 5 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,543 | 10 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
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| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Reagan! It came in at #4,837, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1957–1962, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Reagan is popular in 2001
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#89 · 1 in 407
- Arkansas#100 · 1 in 402
- Oklahoma#102 · 1 in 429
- South Carolina#108 · 1 in 466
- Mississippi#110 · 1 in 504
Best ever in a state: #17 in Wyoming, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #89 | 49 | 1 in 407 |
| Arkansas | #100 | 29 | 1 in 402 |
| Oklahoma | #102 | 39 | 1 in 429 |
| South Carolina | #108 | 36 | 1 in 466 |
| Mississippi | #110 | 23 | 1 in 504 |
| Missouri | #115 | 56 | 1 in 511 |
| North Carolina | #117 | 80 | 1 in 553 |
| Tennessee | #125 | 52 | 1 in 580 |
| Georgia | #126 | 80 | 1 in 603 |
| Nebraska | #128 | 17 | 1 in 482 |
| Iowa | #136 | 26 | 1 in 528 |
| West Virginia | #142 | 12 | 1 in 595 |
| Louisiana | #145 | 34 | 1 in 611 |
| Kentucky | #149 | 29 | 1 in 687 |
| Texas | #149 | 233 | 1 in 658 |
| Indiana | #167 | 43 | 1 in 769 |
| Kansas | #170 | 20 | 1 in 663 |
| Ohio | #171 | 72 | 1 in 827 |
| Delaware | #177 | 5 | 1 in 605 |
| Maine | #180 | 6 | 1 in 744 |
| New Mexico | #184 | 12 | 1 in 669 |
| Virginia | #189 | 39 | 1 in 900 |
| Utah | #191 | 22 | 1 in 788 |
| South Dakota | #192 | 5 | 1 in 608 |
| Colorado | #204 | 27 | 1 in 906 |
| Idaho | #218 | 8 | 1 in 775 |
| Wisconsin | #238 | 21 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Florida | #266 | 55 | 1 in 1,406 |
| Michigan | #281 | 34 | 1 in 1,468 |
| Maryland | #289 | 17 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Illinois | #294 | 47 | 1 in 1,497 |
| Minnesota | #319 | 15 | 1 in 1,683 |
| Pennsylvania | #326 | 30 | 1 in 1,866 |
| Connecticut | #337 | 8 | 1 in 1,864 |
| Massachusetts | #365 | 14 | 1 in 2,247 |
| Arizona | #420 | 16 | 1 in 2,001 |
| Oregon | #433 | 8 | 1 in 1,992 |
| Nevada | #455 | 5 | 1 in 1,978 |
| Washington | #534 | 10 | 1 in 2,873 |
| New York | #621 | 25 | 1 in 3,919 |
| California | #622 | 59 | 1 in 3,767 |
| New Jersey | #847 | 7 | 1 in 5,914 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Reagan
- 4 spots since 2024 (#244 → #248)
- 134 spots since 2020 (#114 → #248)
- 149 spots since 2015 (#99 → #248)
- Biggest jump: 491 spots in 1975 (#1,438 → #947)
- Biggest drop: 268 spots in 1981 (#925 → #1,193)
- Debuted 1956
- Peaked 2012 at #97 (3,088 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2015–2017
- Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1993–2025
- Highest: 1 in 570 girls born in 2012 were named Reagan (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,292 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
- 43.9% of all girls named Reagan (28,859) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1972, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | #4,837 (1956) | #4,837 |
| 1960s | 115 | #2,675 (1964) | #3,298 |
| 1970s | 880 | #876 (1978) | #1,738 |
| 1980s | 767 | #925 (1980) | #1,694 |
| 1990s | 4,264 | #332 (1998) | #797 |
| 2000s | 19,975 | #127 (2009) | #177 |
| 2010s | 28,859 | #97 (2012) | #106 |
| 2020s | 10,872 | #114 (2020) | #175 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Reagan in 2001
Top girls' names in 2001
Top boys' names in 2001
More about 2001
girls
1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 1,246 of them was named Reagan, which outranked 98.8% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 8,268 of them was named Reagan, which outranked 94.0% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.