Regis
Last seen for girls in 1997 at #13,724 · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to boys 93.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1917 · 98 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,193since 1897
Regis over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #8,910 | 8 | |
| 2024 | — | #7,257 | 11 | |
| 2023 | — | #7,289 | 11 | |
| 2022 | — | #9,823 | 7 | |
| 2021 | — | #8,166 | 9 | |
| 2020 | — | #5,980 | 14 | |
| 2019 | — | #7,173 | 11 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,345 | 13 | |
| 2017 | — | #8,140 | 9 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,349 | 13 | |
| 2015 | — | #7,491 | 10 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,130 | 9 | |
| 2013 | — | #7,537 | 10 | |
| 2012 | — | #6,626 | 12 | |
| 2011 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2010 | — | #5,741 | 15 | |
| 2009 | — | #7,692 | 10 | |
| 2008 | — | #5,487 | 16 | |
| 2007 | — | #8,173 | 9 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,781 | 14 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,278 | 15 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,246 | 15 | |
| 2003 | — | #5,558 | 13 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,131 | 14 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,121 | 19 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,920 | 11 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,341 | 16 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,197 | 16 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #3,601 | 19 |
| 1996 | — | #2,838 | 26 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,444 | 31 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,030 | 23 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,257 | 34 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,659 | 52 | |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #1,725 | 47 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #1,361 | 67 |
| 1989 | — | #1,349 | 66 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #1,592 | 45 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #1,439 | 50 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #1,493 | 45 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #1,429 | 47 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #2,036 | 26 |
| 1983 | — | #1,651 | 35 | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #1,677 | 35 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #1,811 | 31 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #2,367 | 21 |
| 1979 | — | #2,465 | 19 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,913 | 26 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,008 | 24 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,711 | 30 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,450 | 17 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,582 | 31 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,036 | 20 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,080 | 19 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,400 | 37 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #1,435 | 34 |
| 1969 | — | #1,351 | 35 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,131 | 44 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,117 | 44 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,484 | 27 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,129 | 44 | |
| 1964 | — | #989 | 58 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,100 | 48 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,091 | 49 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,156 | 46 | |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #1,152 | 46 |
| 1959 | — | #1,117 | 48 | |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #1,026 | 55 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #919 | 68 |
| 1956 | — | #1,045 | 52 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #867 | 72 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #902 | 67 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #768 | 85 |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | #863 | 66 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #775 | 82 |
| 1950 | — | #800 | 72 | |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #734 | 88 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #744 | 82 |
| 1947 | — | #742 | 86 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #676 | 91 |
| 1945 | — | #704 | 75 | |
| 1944 | — | #698 | 79 | |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #700 | 84 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #667 | 93 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #654 | 87 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #711 | 73 |
| 1939 | — | #726 | 68 | |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #715 | 73 |
| 1937 | — | #665 | 80 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #660 | 79 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #757 | 66 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #678 | 80 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #757 | 65 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | #739 | 71 |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #667 | 80 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #749 | 72 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #781 | 68 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #779 | 69 |
| 1927 | — | #892 | 58 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #803 | 67 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #871 | 59 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #925 | 57 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #777 | 72 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #698 | 87 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #814 | 70 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #785 | 72 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #908 | 54 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #831 | 62 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #599 | 98 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #763 | 64 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #776 | 60 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #734 | 51 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #835 | 33 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #876 | 26 |
| 1911 | — | #667 | 22 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Regis! It came in at #1,057, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1900, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Regis is popular in 1943
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Pennsylvania#147 · 1 in 1,531
- Ohio#460 · 1 in 13,581
- New York#612 · 1 in 23,932
Best ever in a state: #108 in Pennsylvania, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | #147 | 61 | 1 in 1,531 |
| Ohio | #460 | 5 | 1 in 13,581 |
| New York | #612 | 5 | 1 in 23,932 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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 Regis
- 1,653 spots since 2024 (#7,257 → #8,910)
- 2,930 spots since 2020 (#5,980 → #8,910)
- 1,419 spots since 2015 (#7,491 → #8,910)
- Biggest jump: 455 spots in 1910 (#1,277 → #822)
- Biggest drop: 331 spots in 1909 (#946 → #1,277)
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1917 at #599 (98 births)
- Births halved by 1959, 42 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1910–1955
- Highest: 1 in 9,444 boys born in 1917 were named Regis (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 213,509 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 16.1% of all boys named Regis (838) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,057 (1897) | #1,057 |
| 1900s | 48 | #858 (1901) | #1,161 |
| 1910s | 484 | #599 (1917) | #781 |
| 1920s | 679 | #698 (1922) | #813 |
| 1930s | 734 | #660 (1936) | #711 |
| 1940s | 838 | #654 (1941) | #703 |
| 1950s | 667 | #768 (1953) | #908 |
| 1960s | 441 | #989 (1964) | #1,170 |
| 1970s | 257 | #1,400 (1971) | #1,908 |
| 1980s | 401 | #1,349 (1989) | #1,684 |
| 1990s | 331 | #1,361 (1990) | #2,745 |
| 2000s | 136 | #4,121 (2001) | #5,839 |
| 2010s | 112 | #5,741 (2010) | #7,103 |
| 2020s | 60 | #5,980 (2020) | #7,904 |
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.
Regis in 1943
Top girls' names in 1943
Top boys' names in 1943
More about 1943
girls
1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 174,412 of them was named Regis, which outranked 34.9% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 16,992 of them was named Regis, which outranked 82.7% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).