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
- Peak · boys
- 1968 · 2,551 births
- Debut · boys
- 14 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 111,551since 1880
Reginald over time
Rank among boys' names. Reginald has never cracked the top 100 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 | — | #1,281 | 153 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,176 | 176 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,105 | 192 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,064 | 207 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,032 | 211 | |
| 2020 | — | #986 | 216 | |
| 2019 | — | #882 | 249 | |
| 2018 | — | #832 | 267 | |
| 2017 | — | #841 | 263 | |
| 2016 | — | #820 | 278 | |
| 2015 | — | #880 | 253 | |
| 2014 | — | #806 | 285 | |
| 2013 | — | #684 | 351 | |
| 2012 | — | #658 | 360 | |
| 2011 | — | #654 | 359 | |
| 2010 | — | #614 | 403 | |
| 2009 | — | #602 | 429 | |
| 2008 | — | #558 | 472 | |
| 2007 | — | #524 | 493 | |
| 2006 | — | #516 | 500 | |
| 2005 | — | #501 | 494 | |
| 2004 | — | #491 | 502 | |
| 2003 | — | #472 | 531 | |
| 2002 | — | #424 | 583 | |
| 2001 | — | #429 | 567 | |
| 2000 | — | #373 | 700 | |
| 1999 | — | #381 | 682 | |
| 1998 | — | #355 | 736 | |
| 1997 | — | #339 | 763 | |
| 1996 | — | #323 | 818 | |
| 1995 | — | #305 | 863 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #295 | 929 |
| 1993 | — | #250 | 1,143 | |
| 1992 | — | #235 | 1,230 | |
| 1991 | — | #233 | 1,276 | |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #230 | 1,284 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #215 | 1,298 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | #202 | 1,333 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #196 | 1,336 |
| 1986 | #3,757 | 22 | #188 | 1,350 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #192 | 1,312 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #185 | 1,336 |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | #193 | 1,268 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #184 | 1,378 |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | #179 | 1,409 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #166 | 1,480 |
| 1979 | #3,333 | 24 | #157 | 1,655 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #160 | 1,515 |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | #157 | 1,520 |
| 1976 | #2,932 | 25 | #163 | 1,427 |
| 1975 | #3,259 | 21 | #162 | 1,500 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #152 | 1,610 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #152 | 1,630 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 | #141 | 1,912 |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 | #141 | 2,115 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #142 | 2,307 |
| 1969 | #2,768 | 23 | #125 | 2,422 |
| 1968 | #2,091 | 33 | #117 | 2,551 |
| 1967 | #2,212 | 29 | #126 | 2,402 |
| 1966 | #2,668 | 21 | #131 | 2,330 |
| 1965 | #2,684 | 21 | #128 | 2,470 |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | #128 | 2,618 |
| 1963 | #2,424 | 25 | #132 | 2,570 |
| 1962 | #2,668 | 21 | #133 | 2,647 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | #144 | 2,469 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #144 | 2,442 |
| 1959 | #2,596 | 20 | #144 | 2,422 |
| 1958 | #2,972 | 16 | #141 | 2,490 |
| 1957 | #2,563 | 20 | #142 | 2,418 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #144 | 2,223 |
| 1955 | #3,225 | 13 | #144 | 2,075 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #158 | 1,812 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #165 | 1,640 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #176 | 1,494 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #174 | 1,467 |
| 1950 | — | #175 | 1,297 | |
| 1949 | — | #189 | 1,092 | |
| 1948 | — | #206 | 941 | |
| 1947 | — | #214 | 895 | |
| 1946 | — | #223 | 719 | |
| 1945 | — | #228 | 587 | |
| 1944 | — | #237 | 567 | |
| 1943 | — | #236 | 613 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #226 | 632 |
| 1941 | — | #241 | 530 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #234 | 514 |
| 1939 | — | #273 | 402 | |
| 1938 | — | #273 | 410 | |
| 1937 | — | #276 | 389 | |
| 1936 | — | #279 | 375 | |
| 1935 | — | #291 | 350 | |
| 1934 | — | #277 | 375 | |
| 1933 | — | #286 | 341 | |
| 1932 | — | #281 | 375 | |
| 1931 | — | #265 | 423 | |
| 1930 | — | #276 | 424 | |
| 1929 | — | #266 | 437 | |
| 1928 | — | #280 | 401 | |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #270 | 446 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #257 | 475 |
| 1925 | — | #275 | 429 | |
| 1924 | — | #306 | 348 | |
| 1923 | — | #314 | 335 | |
| 1922 | — | #352 | 283 | |
| 1921 | — | #367 | 271 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #359 | 274 |
| 1919 | — | #370 | 244 | |
| 1918 | — | #345 | 278 | |
| 1917 | — | #343 | 261 | |
| 1916 | — | #344 | 243 | |
| 1915 | — | #337 | 244 | |
| 1914 | — | #321 | 200 | |
| 1913 | — | #295 | 180 | |
| 1912 | — | #321 | 134 | |
| 1911 | — | #285 | 86 | |
| 1910 | — | #321 | 59 | |
| 1909 | — | #307 | 56 | |
| 1908 | — | #326 | 47 | |
| 1907 | — | #310 | 47 | |
| 1906 | — | #298 | 47 | |
| 1905 | — | #270 | 53 | |
| 1904 | — | #312 | 40 | |
| 1903 | — | #266 | 48 | |
| 1902 | — | #288 | 43 | |
| 1901 | — | #318 | 31 | |
| 1900 | — | #430 | 27 | |
| 1899 | — | #362 | 25 | |
| 1898 | — | #418 | 22 | |
| 1897 | — | #459 | 18 | |
| 1896 | — | #352 | 30 | |
| 1895 | — | #368 | 26 | |
| 1894 | — | #399 | 22 | |
| 1893 | — | #371 | 23 | |
| 1892 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1891 | — | #364 | 22 | |
| 1890 | — | #415 | 19 | |
| 1889 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #544 | 11 | |
| 1886 | — | #470 | 15 | |
| 1885 | — | #462 | 16 | |
| 1884 | — | #468 | 16 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #482 | 14 | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#49 · 1 in 225
- District of Columbia#52 · 1 in 226
- South Carolina#57 · 1 in 267
- Georgia#68 · 1 in 345
- Alabama#73 · 1 in 355
Best ever in a state: #26 in Vermont, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #49 | 84 | 1 in 225 |
| District of Columbia | #52 | 35 | 1 in 226 |
| South Carolina | #57 | 79 | 1 in 267 |
| Georgia | #68 | 114 | 1 in 345 |
| Alabama | #73 | 76 | 1 in 355 |
| Louisiana | #77 | 90 | 1 in 388 |
| North Carolina | #81 | 85 | 1 in 442 |
| Arkansas | #97 | 33 | 1 in 483 |
| Maryland | #98 | 41 | 1 in 553 |
| Florida | #100 | 96 | 1 in 570 |
| Tennessee | #112 | 54 | 1 in 608 |
| Virginia | #125 | 44 | 1 in 756 |
| Missouri | #129 | 42 | 1 in 875 |
| Illinois | #137 | 93 | 1 in 901 |
| New York | #153 | 107 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Michigan | #161 | 53 | 1 in 1,265 |
| Nevada | #163 | 5 | 1 in 991 |
| Ohio | #169 | 58 | 1 in 1,386 |
| Texas | #169 | 142 | 1 in 868 |
| Connecticut | #174 | 13 | 1 in 1,331 |
| New Jersey | #179 | 34 | 1 in 1,248 |
| Oklahoma | #189 | 16 | 1 in 1,334 |
| Massachusetts | #191 | 16 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Pennsylvania | #200 | 40 | 1 in 1,902 |
| Indiana | #218 | 19 | 1 in 2,161 |
| Hawaii | #227 | 6 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Kentucky | #233 | 12 | 1 in 2,346 |
| Colorado | #252 | 10 | 1 in 2,177 |
| California | #258 | 97 | 1 in 1,853 |
| Wisconsin | #300 | 8 | 1 in 4,316 |
| Arizona | #309 | 9 | 1 in 2,325 |
| Washington | #428 | 6 | 1 in 4,940 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1968 at #117 (2,551 births)
- Births halved by 1983, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1880–2020
- Highest: 1 in 681 boys born in 1968 were named Reginald (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,164 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 22.3% of all boys named Reginald (24,921) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 131 | #462 (1885) | #524 |
| 1890s | 231 | #352 (1896) | #389 |
| 1900s | 439 | #266 (1903) | #313 |
| 1910s | 1,929 | #285 (1911) | #328 |
| 1920s | 3,699 | #257 (1926) | #305 |
| 1930s | 3,864 | #265 (1931) | #278 |
| 1940s | 7,090 | #189 (1949) | #223 |
| 1950s | 19,338 | #141 (1958) | #156 |
| 1960s | 24,921 | #117 (1968) | #131 |
| 1970s | 17,191 | #141 (1971) | #153 |
| 1980s | 13,500 | #166 (1980) | #190 |
| 1990s | 9,724 | #230 (1990) | #295 |
| 2000s | 5,271 | #373 (2000) | #489 |
| 2010s | 3,068 | #614 (2010) | #767 |
| 2020s | 1,155 | #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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 66,886 of them was named Reginald, which outranked 72.2% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,236Wenona25
- #3,236Wilhelmina25
- #3,236Zahra25
- #3,333Reginald24
- #3,333Abbigail24
- #3,333Aiyana24
- #3,333Aleah24
- #3,442Adella23
- #3,442Adelle23
- #3,442Allana23
Tied with 108 names at #3,333; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,040 of them was named Reginald, which outranked 97.8% 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).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.