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

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Peak · girls
#97
2012 · 3,088 births
Debut · girls
1956
7 births
In top 100 · girls
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
65,739
since 1956

Reagan over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202024peak #97, 2012peak #596, 2004girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2481,244#1,67798
2024#2441,297#1,573110
2023#1681,728#1,530115
2022#1471,988#1,306145
2021#1262,242#1,182166
2020#1142,373#1,196160
2019#1022,754#1,047196
2018#1072,820#1,018202
2017#983,005#972213
2016#983,097#999204
2015#993,061#993207
2014#1062,903#999206
2013#1043,040#955209
2012#973,088#893234
2011#1222,611#889232
2010#1272,480#971203
2009#1272,540#953211
2008#1422,385#977204
2007#1562,261#853247
2006#1562,238#792260
2005#1392,425#691299
2004#1452,269#596366
2003#2011,657#861200
2002#1981,624#774223
2001#2201,445#742235
2000#2861,131#875180
1999#348865#805190
1998#332889#925153
1997#381695#852166
1996#446567#930140
1995#575399#1,014120
1994#702298#1,26885
1993#949199#1,32174
1992#1,243140#1,73149
1991#1,328124#1,74446
1990#1,67088#1,58752
1989#1,68681#1,79342
1988#1,75772#1,61844
1987#1,91859#1,73438
1986#2,00354#1,87332
1985#1,88259#1,72435
1984#1,81259#1,93328
1983#1,83957#1,82230
1982#1,92255#1,81531
1981#1,193110#1,30950
1980#925161#1,20458
1979#1,015139#1,39045
1978#876167#1,22953
1977#947146#1,18755
1976#1,098110#1,82827
1975#947133#1,42938
1974#1,43870#1,47135
1973#1,71452#1,54831
1972#3,17720#1,81924
1971#2,95523#1,44135
1970#3,20820#1,49432
1969#2,76823#1,49229
1968#2,96919#1,96217
1967#3,65613#1,41129
1966#3,26615#1,48427
1965#3,95211#1,59524
1964#2,67522#1,58125
1963#3,80112#1,33834
1962—#1,71322
1961—#2,9009
1960—#1,97317
1959—#2,20014
1958—#1,67722
1957—#1,75121
1956#4,8377#2,16814
1955—#2,04815
1954—#1,88717
1953—#1,63022
1952—#1,61522
1951—#1,48925
1950—#1,57222
1949—#1,75418
1948—#1,75818
1947—#2,16913
1946—#1,81316
1945—#2,00912
1944—#2,30910
1943—#1,98614
1942—#2,04213
1941—#2,8727
1940—#2,8717
1939—#3,1136
1938—#3,5345
1937—#2,9057
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1931—#2,6519
1930—#3,0228
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1921—#2,9869
1920—#3,8156
1919—#4,1685
1918—#3,0968
1917—#2,56210
1916—#2,54310
1915—#3,8255
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First appearance
1956

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 2024

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Reagan, so not publishedAKMaine: #141 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 428 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Reagan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #170 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 526 girlsNHWashington: #255 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,003 girlsWAIdaho: #122 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 407 girlsIDMontana: #180 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 473 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 516 girlsNDMinnesota: #228 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 889 girlsMNIllinois: #264 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsILWisconsin: #264 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsWIMichigan: #173 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 745 girlsMINew York: #296 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsNYMassachusetts: #218 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 894 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Reagan, so not publishedRIOregon: #329 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,194 girlsORNevada: #292 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Reagan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #80 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 278 girlsSDIowa: #267 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 969 girlsIAIndiana: #249 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 970 girlsINOhio: #152 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 659 girlsOHPennsylvania: #182 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 760 girlsPANew Jersey: #197 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 864 girlsNJConnecticut: #281 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsCTCalifornia: #343 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,708 girlsCAUtah: #294 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsUTColorado: #203 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 812 girlsCONebraska: #211 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 681 girlsNEMissouri: #179 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 700 girlsMOKentucky: #168 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 673 girlsKYWest Virginia: #265 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 867 girlsWVVirginia: #116 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 540 girlsVAMaryland: #237 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 905 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Reagan, so not publishedDEArizona: #236 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 967 girlsAZNew Mexico: #229 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 710 girlsNMKansas: #388 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsKSArkansas: #365 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsARTennessee: #175 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 728 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #211 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 889 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #256 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 959 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Reagan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #247 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 918 girlsOKLouisiana: #304 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,137 girlsLAMississippi: #385 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsMSAlabama: #349 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsALGeorgia: #219 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 948 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Reagan, so not publishedHITexas: #343 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,634 girlsTXFlorida: #287 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#80 · 1 in 278
  2. Virginia#116 · 1 in 540
  3. Idaho#122 · 1 in 407
  4. Maine#141 · 1 in 428
  5. Ohio#152 · 1 in 659

Best ever in a state: #17 in Wyoming, 2017.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#80111 in 278
Virginia#116631 in 540
Idaho#122171 in 407
Maine#14171 in 428
Ohio#152711 in 659
Kentucky#168261 in 673
New Hampshire#17071 in 526
Michigan#173481 in 745
Tennessee#175441 in 728
Missouri#179341 in 700
Montana#18061 in 473
Pennsylvania#182611 in 760
North Dakota#19451 in 516
New Jersey#197421 in 864
Colorado#203281 in 812
Nebraska#211111 in 681
North Carolina#211521 in 889
Massachusetts#218271 in 894
Georgia#219481 in 948
Minnesota#228241 in 889
New Mexico#22971 in 710
Arizona#236291 in 967
Maryland#237231 in 905
Oklahoma#247161 in 918
Indiana#249291 in 970
Washington#255291 in 1,003
South Carolina#256191 in 959
Illinois#264401 in 1,123
Wisconsin#264191 in 1,069
West Virginia#26561 in 867
Iowa#267121 in 969
Connecticut#281111 in 1,034
Florida#287661 in 1,308
Nevada#29291 in 1,020
Utah#294151 in 1,129
New York#296581 in 1,355
Louisiana#304151 in 1,137
Oregon#329111 in 1,194
California#343971 in 1,708
Texas#3431001 in 1,634
Alabama#349141 in 1,336
Arkansas#36581 in 1,317
Mississippi#38571 in 1,273
Kansas#38881 in 1,437
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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
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1956
  • Peaked 2012 at #97 (3,088 births)
  • Births halved by 2024, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2015–2017
  • Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1993–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 570
  • Highest: 1 in 570 girls born in 2012 were named Reagan (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,292 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 43.9% of all girls named Reagan (28,859) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1973
  • Mostly boys until 1972, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s7#4,837 (1956)#4,837
1960s115#2,675 (1964)#3,298
1970s880#876 (1978)#1,738
1980s767#925 (1980)#1,694
1990s4,264#332 (1998)#797
2000s19,975#127 (2009)#177
2010s28,859#97 (2012)#106
2020s10,872#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 2024

girls
#244
1,297 births · 1 in 1,249 girls
boys
#1,573
110 births · 1 in 15,663 boys

Top girls' names in 2024

  1. #1Olivia14,772
  2. #2Emma13,524
  3. #3Amelia12,786
  4. #4Charlotte12,597
  5. #5Mia12,149
  6. #6Sophia12,126
  7. #7Isabella10,810
  8. #8Evelyn9,146
  9. #9Ava8,700
  10. #10Sofia8,113
  11. #244Reagan1,297

Top boys' names in 2024

  1. #1Liam22,252
  2. #2Noah20,409
  3. #3Oliver15,396
  4. #4Theodore12,069
  5. #5James11,856
  6. #6Henry11,596
  7. #7Mateo11,349
  8. #8Elijah11,238
  9. #9Lucas10,743
  10. #10William10,647
  11. #1,573Reagan110
More about 2024

girls

1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 1,249 of them was named Reagan, which outranked 98.6% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reagan
  1. #241Dahlia1,304
  2. #242Diana1,301
  3. #242Mariana1,301
  4. #244Reagan1,297
  5. #245Selena1,294
  6. #246Rachel1,292
  7. #247Kimberly1,286
Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 756Ailany#857 → #101
  2. ↑ 439Aylani#1,001 → #562
  3. ↑ 426Marjorie#1,248 → #822
  4. ↑ 414Scottie#616 → #202
  5. ↑ 365Elodie#737 → #372
Fallers
  1. ↓ 605Emryn#887 → #1,492
  2. ↓ 307Zhuri#862 → #1,169
  3. ↓ 301Layne#974 → #1,275
  4. ↓ 273Alitzel#876 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 267Aleyna#964 → #1,231

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 15,663 of them was named Reagan, which outranked 89.0% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reagan
  1. #1,563Nate111
  2. #1,563Shaun111
  3. #1,563Zamari111
  4. #1,573Reagan110
  5. #1,573Alakai110
  6. #1,573Alton110
  7. #1,573Coby110
  8. #1,583Aston109
  9. #1,583Everette109
  10. #1,583Honor109

Tied with 9 names at #1,573; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,833Truce#10,821 → #988
  2. ↑ 1,201Colsen#1,832 → #631
  3. ↑ 616Bryer#1,485 → #869
  4. ↑ 470Halo#1,458 → #988
  5. ↑ 348Azaiah#1,230 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Khari#827 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 309Karsyn#977 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 256Kye#940 → #1,196
  4. ↓ 225Kole#971 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 224Khai#723 → #947

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2024 →