girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Raegan

Meaning Modern fanciful spelling of Reagan Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #506 Trend ↓ Falling 46%

Modern fanciful spelling of Reagan.

Rank 2025
#506
among girls · ↓47 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
594
named Raegan · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,729
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
1,417 babies
All-time total
25,492
#920 all-time among girls
First recorded
1956
in Social Security records

Raegan popularity over time

25,492 babies have been named Raegan since 1956, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 5 5 1 – –
1960s 95 – 95 10 +1800% #2,888
1970s 469 5 474 47 +399% #1,373
1980s 303 – 303 30 -36% #1,445
1990s 1,548 – 1,548 155 +411% #717
2000s 6,366 78 6,444 644 +316% #376
2010s 11,139 124 11,263 1,126 +75% #219
2020s (to 2025) 5,294 66 5,360 893 -21% #260

Where Raegan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 533 0.33 outside top 500
2027 490 0.31 outside top 500
2028 456 0.28 outside top 500
2029 429 0.27 outside top 500
2030 408 0.25 outside top 500

Where Raegan is most popular

Girls named Raegan per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.508 per 1,000. Strongest in New Hampshire, West Virginia, and Idaho.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Raegan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Hampshire 30 1.62 +220%
West Virginia 36 1.37 +170%
Idaho 39 1.17 +129%
Rhode Island 14 1.12 +120%
Vermont 5 1.03 +103%
Nebraska 36 1.00 +97%
Michigan 180 0.988 +95%
Connecticut 56 0.963 +89%
Wisconsin 99 0.961 +89%
Iowa 56 0.958 +89%
Kentucky 77 0.900 +77%
Pennsylvania 203 0.859 +69%
Utah 71 0.853 +68%
South Carolina 76 0.845 +66%
Oregon 54 0.829 +63%
Massachusetts 100 0.827 +63%
Colorado 92 0.824 +62%
Maryland 87 0.821 +62%
Virginia 139 0.816 +61%
Maine 12 0.776 +53%
Ohio 184 0.776 +53%
Tennessee 122 0.770 +52%
Georgia 170 0.748 +47%
Louisiana 63 0.720 +42%
South Dakota 10 0.700 +38%
Missouri 83 0.689 +36%
North Carolina 154 0.676 +33%
Indiana 94 0.670 +32%
Minnesota 71 0.658 +29%
Washington 91 0.630 +24%
Alabama 58 0.618 +22%
Mississippi 27 0.577 +14%
Illinois 130 0.568 +12%
New York 219 0.553 +9%
New Jersey 97 0.537 +6%
Oklahoma 39 0.530 ≈ national
Delaware 6 0.529 ≈ national
Arizona 74 0.527 ≈ national
Florida 220 0.514 ≈ national
Hawaii 5 0.436 -14%
Kansas 24 0.416 -18%
California 307 0.365 -28%
Arkansas 19 0.360 -29%
Nevada 13 0.280 -45%
Texas 217 0.270 -47%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -60%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Raegan

Raegan is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #506 in 2025 with 589 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1956, 25,492 American babies have been named Raegan. Its peak came in 2019, when 1,417 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Raegan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raegan?

The median living Raegan is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 18. An estimated 25 thousand people named Raegan are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Raegan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 589 #506 5 #13,426
2024 683 #459 11 #7,634
2023 730 #422 12 #7,194
2022 994 #324 10 #8,162
2021 1,126 #282 13 #6,589
2020 1,172 #260 15 #5,905
2019 1,406 #219 11 #7,510
2018 1,245 #264 20 #4,883
2017 1,218 #262 16 #5,720
2016 1,133 #282 19 #5,090
2015 1,167 #271 8 #9,370
2014 1,025 #323 7 #10,463
2013 1,043 #307 16 #5,589
2012 1,082 #295 9 #8,708
2011 931 #342 10 #7,938
2010 889 #359 8 #9,473
2009 862 #376 12 #7,134
2008 816 #395 6 #12,215
2007 816 #402 9 #8,746
2006 727 #438 8 #9,359
2005 619 #495 6 #11,134
2004 598 #493 18 #4,739
2003 515 #542 – –
2002 524 #524 5 #12,059
2001 478 #550 8 #8,131
2000 411 #618 6 #10,032
1995 158 #1,125 – –
1990 37 #3,061 – –
1985 14 #5,278 – –
1980 85 #1,445 – –
1975 76 #1,398 5 #6,101
1970 8 #6,210 – –
1965 17 #3,125 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Raegan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Raegan?

The median living Raegan is about 12 years old. Half of all living Raegans are between 6 and 18 years old.

How many people named Raegan are alive today?

An estimated 25 thousand people named Raegan are alive in the United States, based on 25,492 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Raegan mean?

Modern fanciful spelling of Reagan.

How popular is the name Raegan in 2025?

Raegan ranked #506 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 589 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raegan?

25,492 babies have been named Raegan in the United States since 1956, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raegan most popular?

Raegan peaked in 2019, when 1,417 newborns received the name.

Is Raegan a boy or girl name?

Raegan is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Raegan rising or falling?

Raegan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Raegan become more popular?

Raegan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 408 girls named Raegan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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