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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Reggie has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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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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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Mississippi#145 · 1 in 728
- South Carolina#178 · 1 in 1,003
- Arkansas#235 · 1 in 1,771
- Iowa#251 · 1 in 3,166
- Georgia#264 · 1 in 1,964
Best ever in a state: #137 in Mississippi, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #145 | 26 | 1 in 728 |
| South Carolina | #178 | 21 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Arkansas | #235 | 9 | 1 in 1,771 |
| Iowa | #251 | 7 | 1 in 3,166 |
| Georgia | #264 | 20 | 1 in 1,964 |
| Louisiana | #290 | 20 | 1 in 1,745 |
| Minnesota | #299 | 7 | 1 in 4,447 |
| Alabama | #309 | 10 | 1 in 2,699 |
| Missouri | #353 | 9 | 1 in 4,081 |
| New York | #393 | 27 | 1 in 4,112 |
| North Carolina | #393 | 9 | 1 in 4,173 |
| Wisconsin | #396 | 5 | 1 in 6,906 |
| Florida | #428 | 13 | 1 in 4,211 |
| New Jersey | #441 | 8 | 1 in 5,305 |
| Tennessee | #485 | 5 | 1 in 6,571 |
| Indiana | #504 | 5 | 1 in 8,212 |
| Michigan | #576 | 7 | 1 in 9,576 |
| Texas | #598 | 17 | 1 in 7,254 |
| California | #603 | 22 | 1 in 8,170 |
| Ohio | #618 | 6 | 1 in 13,399 |
| Illinois | #640 | 9 | 1 in 9,305 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1979
boys
#455
318 births · 1 in 5,414 boys
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 5,414 of them was named Reggie, which outranked 93.6% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).