Reggie

#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · #1,852 for boys in 2025, 85 births
Given to boys 95.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1979 · 318 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
12,276
since 1906

Reggie over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Reggie has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #455, 1979boys
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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#8,36212#1,85285
2024#6,64217#1,97079
2023#5,96020#1,94180
2022#11,2318#1,83987
2021#9,56210#1,72194
2020#12,1427#1,87279
2019#11,3568#2,02072
2018#9,80610#2,21062
2017#9,94310#2,53250
2016#11,7818#2,20761
2015#9,48111#2,14564
2014—#2,42952
2013—#2,13962
2012#14,9626#2,06666
2011#13,3477#1,92772
2010#16,9925#1,69790
2009—#1,86178
2008#17,5045#1,63994
2007—#1,78182
2006#15,1526#1,75879
2005—#1,60385
2004—#1,59382
2003#12,4087#1,43092
2002—#1,41492
2001—#1,50281
2000—#1,44885
1999#12,6886#1,26997
1998—#1,127113
1997#9,8028#1,41377
1996#9,5818#1,120106
1995#8,07910#1,034116
1994#13,4305#1,25486
1993—#1,097104
1992—#1,058107
1991—#972120
1990—#937121
1989#12,3625#1,030100
1988—#929106
1987—#815130
1986—#848114
1985#10,6775#775131
1984—#749134
1983—#673161
1982—#635187
1981—#541241
1980—#548242
1979—#455318
1978#9,7505#481284
1977—#550231
1976—#559208
1975—#535224
1974—#562204
1973#7,4356#529220
1972#7,2926#558205
1971#8,3245#577200
1970—#571201
1969#4,72310#523223
1968—#548189
1967#6,8045#537192
1966#5,2737#610148
1965—#602160
1964#6,7675#546208
1963#5,8916#538217
1962#3,29315#508241
1961#4,5469#493257
1960#4,7738#483269
1959#3,61912#483263
1958#4,5208#508229
1957#3,93010#549198
1956#3,18614#602160
1955#2,55319#579162
1954#3,15713#656122
1953#2,81215#620136
1952#4,4837#624126
1951#3,48210#614132
1950#2,65215#581137
1949#2,85013#656110
1948#4,2057#643110
1947#3,44810#685102
1946#3,21710#623106
1945#2,91610#61696
1944#3,3788#64292
1943#3,8017#65096
1942#3,7387#64298
1941—#586102
1940—#65385
1939#3,7826#90447
1938#3,4507#97742
1937—#1,16832
1936#4,1815#92444
1935—#1,42223
1934#4,2865#1,26628
1933#4,2185#1,15932
1932—#1,58420
1931—#2,10113
1930—#1,42826
1929—#1,44325
1928—#1,52224
1927#4,8055#1,51625
1926#4,8515#1,40427
1925#4,9735#1,39028
1924#5,0615#2,13215
1923#4,3766#2,44612
1922#5,0095#1,88318
1921—#2,15215
1920—#2,23114
1919—#2,51111
1918—#2,69910
1917—#1,81517
1916—#1,84916
1915—#2,18412
1914—#2,10110
1913—#2,0928
1912—#1,61910
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First appearance
1906

The first year at least five boys were named Reggie! It came in at #1,111, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1907–1908, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Reggie is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #504 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,503 boysILWisconsin: #328 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,903 boysWIMichigan: #494 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 8,216 boysMINew York: #730 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 12,704 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #497 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,946 boysINOhio: #560 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,009 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #628 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 9,016 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #408 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,498 boysMOKentucky: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,155 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #317 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,002 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #358 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,582 boysNCSouth Carolina: #171 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 927 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #367 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,703 boysLAMississippi: #239 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,459 boysMSAlabama: #373 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,800 boysALGeorgia: #392 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,912 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Reggie, so not publishedHITexas: #534 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,511 boysTXFlorida: #372 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,536 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#171 · 1 in 927
  2. Mississippi#239 · 1 in 1,459
  3. Arkansas#317 · 1 in 3,002
  4. Wisconsin#328 · 1 in 4,903
  5. North Carolina#358 · 1 in 3,582

Best ever in a state: #137 in Mississippi, 1980.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#171231 in 927
Mississippi#239131 in 1,459
Arkansas#31751 in 3,002
Wisconsin#32861 in 4,903
North Carolina#358111 in 3,582
Louisiana#367111 in 2,703
Florida#372141 in 3,536
Alabama#37371 in 3,800
Kentucky#37951 in 5,155
Georgia#392101 in 3,912
Missouri#40861 in 5,498
Michigan#49481 in 8,216
Indiana#49751 in 7,946
Illinois#504121 in 6,503
Texas#534191 in 5,511
Ohio#56071 in 11,009
California#628161 in 9,016
New York#73091 in 12,704
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Reggie
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 118 spots since 2024 (#1,970 → #1,852)
  • 20 spots since 2020 (#1,872 → #1,852)
  • 293 spots since 2015 (#2,145 → #1,852)
  • Biggest jump: 498 spots in 1936 (#1,422 → #924)
  • Biggest drop: 244 spots in 1937 (#924 → #1,168)
Rise & fade · boys
73 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1906
  • Peaked 1979 at #455 (318 births)
  • Births halved by 1984, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1938–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,414
  • Highest: 1 in 5,414 boys born in 1979 were named Reggie (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 20,095 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 18.7% of all boys named Reggie (2,295) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s13#1,111 (1906)#1,133
1910s94#1,619 (1912)#2,109
1920s203#1,390 (1925)#1,812
1930s307#904 (1939)#1,293
1940s997#586 (1941)#640
1950s1,665#483 (1959)#582
1960s2,104#483 (1960)#539
1970s2,295#455 (1979)#538
1980s1,546#541 (1981)#754
1990s1,047#937 (1990)#1,128
2000s850#1,414 (2002)#1,603
2010s651#1,697 (2010)#2,137
2020s504#1,721 (2021)#1,866

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Reggie in 1973

girls
#7,435
6 births · 1 in 243,035 girls
boys
#529
220 births · 1 in 7,084 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #7,435Reggie6

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #529Reggie220
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 243,035 of them was named Reggie, which outranked 24.2% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reggie
  1. #6,666Yumi7
  2. #6,666Zanthia7
  3. #6,666Zenda7
  4. #7,435Reggie6
  5. #7,435Abagail6
  6. #7,435Adabel6
  7. #7,435Adalia6
  8. #8,423Aarti5
  9. #8,423Abbigail5
  10. #8,423Abi5

Tied with 987 names at #7,435; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 7,084 of them was named Reggie, which outranked 91.0% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reggie
  1. #526Forrest222
  2. #526Monty222
  3. #528Edmund221
  4. #529Reggie220
  5. #529Fabian220
  6. #529Jennifer220
  7. #529Willard220
  8. #533Courtney219
  9. #534Joaquin217
  10. #535Hugo216

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →