Unisex name ★ peaked 2012

Reagan

Meaning descendant of Riagán Gender Unisex · 89% girls Rank 2025 #248 Trend ↓ Falling 44%

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin (“descendant of Riagán”), a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach (“impulsive, furious”), an alternative form of ríogach.

Rank 2025
#248
among girls · ↓4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,342
named Reagan · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,292
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
3,322 babies
All-time total
73,580
#500 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Reagan popularity over time

73,580 babies have been named Reagan since 1913, 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
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 43 43 4 – –
1920s – 39 39 4 -9% –
1930s – 41 41 4 +5% –
1940s – 128 128 13 +212% –
1950s 7 194 201 20 +57% #5,211
1960s 115 233 348 35 +73% #2,727
1970s 880 375 1,255 126 +261% #880
1980s 767 388 1,155 116 -8% #932
1990s 4,264 1,075 5,339 534 +362% #333
2000s 19,975 2,425 22,400 2,240 +320% #127
2010s 28,859 2,106 30,965 3,097 +38% #97
2020s (to 2025) 10,872 794 11,666 1,944 -37% #114

Where Reagan 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 1,125 0.70 #276
2027 1,032 0.64 #298
2028 960 0.60 #318
2029 902 0.56 #338
2030 856 0.53 #355

Where Reagan is most popular

Girls named Reagan per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.05 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Idaho, and New Hampshire.

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 Reagan 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
Montana 42 3.10 +196%
Idaho 94 2.81 +168%
New Hampshire 46 2.49 +138%
Delaware 28 2.47 +136%
Wyoming 10 2.35 +124%
Nebraska 73 2.03 +94%
Virginia 343 2.01 +92%
North Dakota 26 1.98 +89%
South Dakota 28 1.96 +87%
Missouri 233 1.93 +85%
West Virginia 49 1.87 +78%
Iowa 104 1.78 +70%
Ohio 419 1.77 +69%
South Carolina 155 1.72 +65%
Oklahoma 126 1.71 +63%
Kentucky 144 1.68 +61%
Maine 26 1.68 +60%
Wisconsin 167 1.62 +55%
Pennsylvania 382 1.62 +54%
Alabama 148 1.58 +50%
Maryland 166 1.57 +50%
Indiana 219 1.56 +49%
Colorado 174 1.56 +49%
Tennessee 245 1.55 +48%
Georgia 346 1.52 +45%
Rhode Island 19 1.52 +45%
Nevada 70 1.51 +44%
Oregon 96 1.47 +41%
North Carolina 330 1.45 +38%
Connecticut 82 1.41 +35%
Michigan 247 1.36 +29%
Utah 112 1.35 +28%
Arizona 180 1.28 +22%
Kansas 74 1.28 +22%
Minnesota 138 1.28 +22%
Illinois 292 1.28 +22%
Massachusetts 147 1.22 +16%
Arkansas 64 1.21 +16%
New Jersey 206 1.14 +9%
Mississippi 53 1.13 +8%
Washington 158 1.09 ≈ national
Florida 454 1.06 ≈ national
New Mexico 24 0.987 -6%
Louisiana 81 0.925 -12%
Texas 731 0.909 -13%
New York 343 0.866 -17%
District of Columbia 10 0.844 -19%
California 707 0.841 -20%
Hawaii 5 0.436 -58%
Alaska – – –
Vermont – – –

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 Reagan

Reagan is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #248 in 2025 with 1,244 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 73,580 American babies have been named Reagan, about 89% girls and 11% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2012, when 3,322 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 Reagan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Reagan?

The median living Reagan is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 20. An estimated 73 thousand people named Reagan are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Reagan 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 1,244 #248 98 #1,687
2024 1,297 #244 110 #1,580
2023 1,728 #168 115 #1,535
2022 1,988 #147 145 #1,306
2021 2,242 #126 166 #1,186
2020 2,373 #114 160 #1,198
2019 2,754 #102 196 #1,050
2018 2,820 #107 202 #1,021
2017 3,005 #98 213 #973
2016 3,097 #98 204 #1,004
2015 3,061 #99 207 #995
2014 2,903 #106 206 #1,001
2013 3,040 #104 209 #960
2012 3,088 #97 234 #895
2011 2,611 #122 232 #891
2010 2,480 #127 203 #974
2009 2,540 #127 211 #957
2008 2,385 #143 204 #978
2007 2,261 #156 247 #854
2006 2,238 #156 260 #793
2005 2,425 #139 299 #692
2004 2,269 #145 366 #596
2003 1,657 #201 200 #866
2002 1,624 #199 223 #776
2001 1,445 #220 235 #742
2000 1,131 #286 180 #879
1995 399 #576 120 #1,015
1990 88 #1,684 52 #1,608
1985 59 #1,896 35 #1,755
1980 161 #932 58 #1,212
1975 133 #950 38 #1,447
1970 20 #3,281 32 #1,516
1965 11 #4,141 24 #1,618
1960 – – 17 #2,023
1955 – – 15 #2,116
1950 – – 22 #1,605
1945 – – 12 #2,106
1940 – – 7 #3,073
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 8 #3,234
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 6 #4,181
1915 – – 5 #4,281
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Reagan?

The median living Reagan is about 13 years old. Half of all living Reagans are between 8 and 20 years old.

How many people named Reagan are alive today?

An estimated 73 thousand people named Reagan are alive in the United States, based on 73,580 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Reagan mean?

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin (“descendant of Riagán”), a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach (“impulsive, furious”), an alternative form of ríogach.

How popular is the name Reagan in 2025?

Reagan ranked #248 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,244 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reagan?

73,580 babies have been named Reagan in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reagan most popular?

Reagan peaked in 2012, when 3,322 newborns received the name.

Is Reagan a boy or girl name?

Reagan is used for both: about 89% of babies named Reagan have been girls and 11% boys.

Is the name Reagan rising or falling?

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

Will Reagan become more popular?

Reagan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 856 girls named Reagan in 2030, which would rank around #355. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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