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
- Peak · boys
- 1979 · 318 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 12,276since 1906
Reggie over time
Rank among boys' names. Reggie has never cracked the top 400 here.
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 | #8,362 | 12 | #1,852 | 85 |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | #1,970 | 79 |
| 2023 | #5,960 | 20 | #1,941 | 80 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #1,839 | 87 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #1,721 | 94 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #1,872 | 79 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #2,020 | 72 |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #2,210 | 62 |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | #2,532 | 50 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #2,207 | 61 |
| 2015 | #9,481 | 11 | #2,145 | 64 |
| 2014 | — | #2,429 | 52 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,139 | 62 | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #2,066 | 66 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #1,927 | 72 |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #1,697 | 90 |
| 2009 | — | #1,861 | 78 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #1,639 | 94 |
| 2007 | — | #1,781 | 82 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #1,758 | 79 |
| 2005 | — | #1,603 | 85 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,593 | 82 | |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #1,430 | 92 |
| 2002 | — | #1,414 | 92 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,502 | 81 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,448 | 85 | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #1,269 | 97 |
| 1998 | — | #1,127 | 113 | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #1,413 | 77 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #1,120 | 106 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #1,034 | 116 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #1,254 | 86 |
| 1993 | — | #1,097 | 104 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,058 | 107 | |
| 1991 | — | #972 | 120 | |
| 1990 | — | #937 | 121 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #1,030 | 100 |
| 1988 | — | #929 | 106 | |
| 1987 | — | #815 | 130 | |
| 1986 | — | #848 | 114 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #775 | 131 |
| 1984 | — | #749 | 134 | |
| 1983 | — | #673 | 161 | |
| 1982 | — | #635 | 187 | |
| 1981 | — | #541 | 241 | |
| 1980 | — | #548 | 242 | |
| 1979 | — | #455 | 318 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #481 | 284 |
| 1977 | — | #550 | 231 | |
| 1976 | — | #559 | 208 | |
| 1975 | — | #535 | 224 | |
| 1974 | — | #562 | 204 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #529 | 220 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #558 | 205 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #577 | 200 |
| 1970 | — | #571 | 201 | |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #523 | 223 |
| 1968 | — | #548 | 189 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #537 | 192 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #610 | 148 |
| 1965 | — | #602 | 160 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #546 | 208 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #538 | 217 |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | #508 | 241 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #493 | 257 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #483 | 269 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 12 | #483 | 263 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #508 | 229 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #549 | 198 |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 | #602 | 160 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #579 | 162 |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 | #656 | 122 |
| 1953 | #2,812 | 15 | #620 | 136 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #624 | 126 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #614 | 132 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | #581 | 137 |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #656 | 110 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #643 | 110 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #685 | 102 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #623 | 106 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #616 | 96 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #642 | 92 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #650 | 96 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #642 | 98 |
| 1941 | — | #586 | 102 | |
| 1940 | — | #653 | 85 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #904 | 47 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #977 | 42 |
| 1937 | — | #1,168 | 32 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #924 | 44 |
| 1935 | — | #1,422 | 23 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #1,266 | 28 |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #1,159 | 32 |
| 1932 | — | #1,584 | 20 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,428 | 26 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,443 | 25 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,522 | 24 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #1,516 | 25 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #1,404 | 27 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #1,390 | 28 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #1,883 | 18 |
| 1921 | — | #2,152 | 15 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,231 | 14 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,511 | 11 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,699 | 10 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,184 | 12 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,101 | 10 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,619 | 10 | |
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| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
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| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
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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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#191 · 1 in 1,077
- Mississippi#205 · 1 in 1,154
- Georgia#225 · 1 in 1,573
- North Carolina#225 · 1 in 1,616
- Arkansas#230 · 1 in 1,638
Best ever in a state: #137 in Mississippi, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #191 | 19 | 1 in 1,077 |
| Mississippi | #205 | 16 | 1 in 1,154 |
| Georgia | #225 | 24 | 1 in 1,573 |
| North Carolina | #225 | 23 | 1 in 1,616 |
| Arkansas | #230 | 9 | 1 in 1,638 |
| Missouri | #342 | 8 | 1 in 4,370 |
| Alabama | #343 | 8 | 1 in 3,225 |
| Arizona | #345 | 7 | 1 in 2,712 |
| Louisiana | #361 | 13 | 1 in 2,542 |
| Oklahoma | #384 | 5 | 1 in 3,970 |
| Tennessee | #386 | 7 | 1 in 4,562 |
| Illinois | #415 | 17 | 1 in 4,670 |
| New York | #440 | 22 | 1 in 5,012 |
| New Jersey | #517 | 6 | 1 in 6,897 |
| Texas | #517 | 21 | 1 in 5,482 |
| Michigan | #538 | 7 | 1 in 9,178 |
| Florida | #554 | 8 | 1 in 6,376 |
| California | #571 | 23 | 1 in 7,345 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1906
- Peaked 1979 at #455 (318 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1938–1988
- 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%)
- 18.7% of all boys named Reggie (2,295) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 13 | #1,111 (1906) | #1,133 |
| 1910s | 94 | #1,619 (1912) | #2,109 |
| 1920s | 203 | #1,390 (1925) | #1,812 |
| 1930s | 307 | #904 (1939) | #1,293 |
| 1940s | 997 | #586 (1941) | #640 |
| 1950s | 1,665 | #483 (1959) | #582 |
| 1960s | 2,104 | #483 (1960) | #539 |
| 1970s | 2,295 | #455 (1979) | #538 |
| 1980s | 1,546 | #541 (1981) | #754 |
| 1990s | 1,047 | #937 (1990) | #1,128 |
| 2000s | 850 | #1,414 (2002) | #1,603 |
| 2010s | 651 | #1,697 (2010) | #2,137 |
| 2020s | 504 | #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 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 306,372 of them was named Reggie, which outranked 15.0% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,725 names at #9,750; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 5,781 of them was named Reggie, which outranked 92.9% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.