Reginald

Last seen for girls in 1994 at #13,430 · #1,281 for boys in 2025, 153 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1968 · 2,551 births
Debut · boys
14 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
111,551
since 1880

Reginald over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Reginald has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201917peak #117, 1968boys
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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,281153
2024—#1,176176
2023—#1,105192
2022—#1,064207
2021—#1,032211
2020—#986216
2019—#882249
2018—#832267
2017—#841263
2016—#820278
2015—#880253
2014—#806285
2013—#684351
2012—#658360
2011—#654359
2010—#614403
2009—#602429
2008—#558472
2007—#524493
2006—#516500
2005—#501494
2004—#491502
2003—#472531
2002—#424583
2001—#429567
2000—#373700
1999—#381682
1998—#355736
1997—#339763
1996—#323818
1995—#305863
1994#13,4305#295929
1993—#2501,143
1992—#2351,230
1991—#2331,276
1990#9,2478#2301,284
1989#5,83614#2151,298
1988#4,01522#2021,333
1987#4,66017#1961,336
1986#3,75722#1881,350
1985#4,12619#1921,312
1984#5,53912#1851,336
1983#3,55522#1931,268
1982#5,53412#1841,378
1981#4,34417#1791,409
1980#5,24513#1661,480
1979#3,33324#1571,655
1978#4,24216#1601,515
1977#3,36622#1571,520
1976#2,93225#1631,427
1975#3,25921#1621,500
1974#3,55818#1521,610
1973#4,15514#1521,630
1972#3,06221#1411,912
1971#3,16621#1412,115
1970#4,24613#1422,307
1969#2,76823#1252,422
1968#2,09133#1172,551
1967#2,21229#1262,402
1966#2,66821#1312,330
1965#2,68421#1282,470
1964#2,67522#1282,618
1963#2,42425#1322,570
1962#2,66821#1332,647
1961#3,06017#1442,469
1960#2,82019#1442,442
1959#2,59620#1442,422
1958#2,97216#1412,490
1957#2,56320#1422,418
1956#2,92916#1442,223
1955#3,22513#1442,075
1954#4,2788#1581,812
1953#4,2268#1651,640
1952#4,1238#1761,494
1951#3,28411#1741,467
1950—#1751,297
1949—#1891,092
1948—#206941
1947—#214895
1946—#223719
1945—#228587
1944—#237567
1943—#236613
1942#4,6225#226632
1941—#241530
1940#4,3495#234514
1939—#273402
1938—#273410
1937—#276389
1936—#279375
1935—#291350
1934—#277375
1933—#286341
1932—#281375
1931—#265423
1930—#276424
1929—#266437
1928—#280401
1927#4,2866#270446
1926#4,8515#257475
1925—#275429
1924—#306348
1923—#314335
1922—#352283
1921—#367271
1920#3,9577#359274
1919—#370244
1918—#345278
1917—#343261
1916—#344243
1915—#337244
1914—#321200
1913—#295180
1912—#321134
1911—#28586
1910—#32159
1909—#30756
1908—#32647
1907—#31047
1906—#29847
1905—#27053
1904—#31240
1903—#26648
1902—#28843
1901—#31831
1900—#43027
1899—#36225
1898—#41822
1897—#45918
1896—#35230
1895—#36826
1894—#39922
1893—#37123
1892—#38424
1891—#36422
1890—#41519
1889—#49814
1888—#52814
1887—#54411
1886—#47015
1885—#46216
1884—#46816
1883—#52712
1882—#7547
1881—#50312
1880—#48214
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Reginald was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Reginald is popular in 1917

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedAKMaine: #91 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 402 boysMEVermont: #35 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 111 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedMNIllinois: #330 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,549 boysILWisconsin: #230 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,081 boysWIMichigan: #314 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,669 boysMINew York: #213 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,429 boysNYMassachusetts: #176 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,899 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedSDIowa: #331 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,700 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #462 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,087 boysPANew Jersey: #194 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,609 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #278 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,382 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedMOKentucky: #318 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,842 boysKYWest Virginia: #251 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,007 boysWVVirginia: #209 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,644 boysVAMaryland: #127 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 964 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #307 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,644 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #374 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,027 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedHITexas: #388 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,048 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#35 · 1 in 111
  2. Maine#91 · 1 in 402
  3. Maryland#127 · 1 in 964
  4. Massachusetts#176 · 1 in 1,899
  5. New Jersey#194 · 1 in 2,609

Best ever in a state: #26 in Vermont, 1925.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#35181 in 111
Maine#91131 in 402
Maryland#127111 in 964
Massachusetts#176161 in 1,899
New Jersey#194101 in 2,609
Virginia#209121 in 1,644
New York#213351 in 2,429
Wisconsin#230101 in 2,081
West Virginia#25161 in 2,007
California#27881 in 2,382
North Carolina#307101 in 2,644
Michigan#31481 in 3,669
Kentucky#31871 in 2,842
Illinois#330111 in 4,549
Iowa#33151 in 3,700
Louisiana#37451 in 3,027
Texas#388131 in 3,048
Pennsylvania#46271 in 11,087
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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 Reginald
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 105 spots since 2024 (#1,176 → #1,281)
  • 295 spots since 2020 (#986 → #1,281)
  • 401 spots since 2015 (#880 → #1,281)
  • Biggest jump: 227 spots in 1883 (#754 → #527)
  • Biggest drop: 251 spots in 1882 (#503 → #754)
Rise & fade · boys
88 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1968 at #117 (2,551 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 141 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1880–2020
Share of babies · boys
1 in 681
  • Highest: 1 in 681 boys born in 1968 were named Reginald (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,164 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 22.3% of all boys named Reginald (24,921) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s131#462 (1885)#524
1890s231#352 (1896)#389
1900s439#266 (1903)#313
1910s1,929#285 (1911)#328
1920s3,699#257 (1926)#305
1930s3,864#265 (1931)#278
1940s7,090#189 (1949)#223
1950s19,338#141 (1958)#156
1960s24,921#117 (1968)#131
1970s17,191#141 (1971)#153
1980s13,500#166 (1980)#190
1990s9,724#230 (1990)#295
2000s5,271#373 (2000)#489
2010s3,068#614 (2010)#767
2020s1,155#986 (2020)#1,107

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.

Reginald in 1917

boys
#343
261 births · 1 in 3,546 boys

Top boys' names in 1917

  1. #1John51,852
  2. #2William42,422
  3. #3James37,337
  4. #4Robert35,220
  5. #5Joseph24,761
  6. #6George24,196
  7. #7Charles24,143
  8. #8Edward17,501
  9. #9Frank15,768
  10. #10Thomas12,611
  11. #343Reginald261
More about 1917

boys

925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 3,546 of them was named Reginald, which outranked 92.5% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reginald
  1. #340Christopher263
  2. #341Pasquale262
  3. #341Tommy262
  4. #343Reginald261
  5. #344Timothy260
  6. #345Odell259
  7. #346Carmen258
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Nicolas#1,304 → #784
  2. ↑ 469Hezekiah#1,415 → #946
  3. ↑ 433Hilliard#1,415 → #982
  4. ↑ 404Rayford#1,304 → #900
  5. ↑ 338Minoru#1,335 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,738Tatsuo#824 → #2,562
  2. ↓ 709Berlin#984 → #1,693
  3. ↓ 556Prentice#972 → #1,528
  4. ↓ 473Manning#964 → #1,437
  5. ↓ 457Lovell#939 → #1,396

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

See the top 100 for 1917 →