Reign

#451 for girls in 2025, 682 births · #769 for boys in 2025, 333 births
Given to girls 66.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
2021 · 891 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
7,989
since 1996

Reign over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018girlsat peakboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#451682#769333
2024#433714#622455
2023#413743#624450
2022#366868#642429
2021#349891#605459
2020#356871#638419
2019#389792#766310
2018#527594#950219
2017#705409#965215
2016#831345#1,199158
2015#1,112232#1,396123
2014#1,602134#2,58247
2013#2,00297#3,96425
2012#2,63268#2,71644
2011#2,53471#3,69528
2010#2,34181#2,57947
2009#2,77964#3,16236
2008#2,88761#4,90119
2007#3,42848#3,37932
2006#5,08627#4,37021
2005#5,11325#3,38929
2004#4,49230#4,60218
2003#3,41242#2,92233
2002#4,62126#5,13114
2001#4,20929#6,44510
2000#10,7458#7,4168
1999#8,22311#7,1398
1998#6,71914#6,8438
1997#12,0706—
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First appearance
1996

The first year at least five girls were named Reign! It came in at #11,807, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1996–1997, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Reign is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedNHWashington: #775 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,801 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #693 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,356 girlsMNIllinois: #510 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,327 girlsILWisconsin: #596 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,782 girlsWIMichigan: #488 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,236 girlsMINew York: #518 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,550 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedIAIndiana: #509 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsINOhio: #468 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,126 girlsOHPennsylvania: #653 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,354 girlsPANew Jersey: #655 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,266 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #676 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 3,644 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedUTColorado: #554 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,474 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedNEMissouri: #464 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,038 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedWVVirginia: #456 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsVAMaryland: #283 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedDEArizona: #690 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,265 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedKSArkansas: #429 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,573 girlsARTennessee: #761 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,897 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #318 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #481 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,965 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #86 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 276 girlsDCOklahoma: #560 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,236 girlsOKLouisiana: #353 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsLAMississippi: #228 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 827 girlsMSAlabama: #188 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 780 girlsALGeorgia: #259 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Reign, so not publishedHITexas: #538 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 2,649 girlsTXFlorida: #430 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#86 · 1 in 276
  2. Alabama#188 · 1 in 780
  3. Mississippi#228 · 1 in 827
  4. Georgia#259 · 1 in 1,101
  5. Maryland#283 · 1 in 1,112

Best ever in a state: #86 in District of Columbia, 2018.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#86111 in 276
Alabama#188241 in 780
Mississippi#228131 in 827
Georgia#259421 in 1,101
Maryland#283211 in 1,112
North Carolina#318331 in 1,364
Louisiana#353141 in 1,399
Arkansas#42971 in 1,573
Florida#430431 in 1,979
Virginia#456181 in 1,997
Missouri#464131 in 2,038
Ohio#468241 in 2,126
South Carolina#48191 in 1,965
Michigan#488181 in 2,236
Indiana#509131 in 2,286
Illinois#510231 in 2,327
New York#518341 in 2,550
Texas#538601 in 2,649
Colorado#55491 in 2,474
Oklahoma#56071 in 2,236
Wisconsin#59681 in 2,782
Pennsylvania#653151 in 3,354
New Jersey#655111 in 3,266
California#676521 in 3,644
Arizona#69091 in 3,265
Minnesota#69371 in 3,356
Tennessee#76181 in 3,897
Washington#77581 in 3,801
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Reign
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 18 spots since 2024 (#433 → #451)
  • 95 spots since 2020 (#356 → #451)
  • 661 spots since 2015 (#1,112 → #451)
  • Biggest jump: 281 spots in 2016 (#1,112 → #831)
  • Biggest drop: 47 spots in 2023 (#366 → #413)
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1996
  • Peaked 2021 at #349 (891 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,842
  • Highest: 1 in 1,842 girls born in 2021 were named Reign (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,357 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
  • 59.7% of all girls named Reign (4,769) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2006
  • Mostly boys until 2005, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s37#6,719 (1998)#9,705
2000s360#2,779 (2009)#4,677
2010s2,823#389 (2019)#1,468
2020s4,769#349 (2021)#395

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Reign in 2018

girls
#527
594 births · 1 in 2,864 girls
boys
#950
219 births · 1 in 8,293 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #527Reign594

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #950Reign219
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 2,864 of them was named Reign, which outranked 97.1% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reign
  1. #523Meredith598
  2. #525Wynter596
  3. #526Emberly595
  4. #527Reign594
  5. #527Danna594
  6. #527Jemma594
  7. #530Alayah592
  8. #531Julieta591
  9. #531Michaela591

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

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

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 8,293 of them was named Reign, which outranked 93.3% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reign
  1. #946Lyle220
  2. #946Vance220
  3. #946Vivaan220
  4. #950Reign219
  5. #950Ralph219
  6. #952Jericho218
  7. #952Marcellus218
  8. #954Boden217

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →