Regis

Where Regis comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Regis.

  • 2 syllables
Regis through the years
  1. 1897
    First appearance
    #1,057 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1917
    Peak, #599
    98 babies named Regis, the most in any year.
  3. 1931
    Regis Philbin born
    American television personality
  4. 1959
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,117.
  5. 1973
    Regis Felisberto Masarim born
    Brazilian association football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Regis Philbin · American television personality, 1931–2020
  • Regis Felisberto Masarim · Brazilian association football player, born 1973
  • Regis Toomey · American actor, 1898–1991
  • Regis Chakabva · Zimbabwean cricketer, born 1987
  • Regis Cordic · American actor, 1926–1999

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.