Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2001

Regan

Meaning A male given name transferred from the surname Gender Unisex · 81% girls Rank 2025 #2,295 Trend ↓ Falling 43%

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#2,295
among girls · ↑65 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
97
named Regan · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,091
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2001
810 babies
All-time total
20,053
#1,208 all-time among girls
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Regan popularity over time

20,053 babies have been named Regan since 1920, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 5 5 1 – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 42 73 115 12 – #2,940
1950s 163 311 474 47 +312% #2,305
1960s 359 583 942 94 +99% #1,627
1970s 1,425 519 1,944 194 +106% #681
1980s 1,273 383 1,656 166 -15% #653
1990s 3,912 570 4,482 448 +171% #431
2000s 6,042 655 6,697 670 +49% #391
2010s 2,500 494 2,994 299 -55% #723
2020s (to 2025) 591 153 744 124 -59% #1,725

Where Regan 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 73 0.05 outside top 500
2027 68 0.04 outside top 500
2028 64 0.04 outside top 500
2029 61 0.04 outside top 500
2030 58 0.04 outside top 500

Where Regan is most popular

Girls named Regan per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Utah, and Michigan.

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 Regan 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
Ohio 30 0.126 +116%
Utah 5 0.060 ≈ national
Michigan 10 0.055 -6%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -28%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -29%
Illinois 9 0.039 -33%
Indiana 5 0.036 -39%
Texas 27 0.034 -43%
California 24 0.029 -51%
Florida 11 0.026 -56%
New York 6 0.015 -74%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Regan

Regan is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,295 in 2025 with 80 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 20,053 American babies have been named Regan, about 81% girls and 19% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2001, when 810 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Regan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Regan?

The median living Regan is about 25 years old; half are between 18 and 35. An estimated 19 thousand people named Regan are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

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

Regan 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 80 #2,295 17 #5,559
2024 78 #2,360 27 #4,052
2023 77 #2,375 30 #3,783
2022 121 #1,730 22 #4,666
2021 118 #1,746 29 #3,796
2020 117 #1,725 28 #3,788
2019 147 #1,491 35 #3,327
2018 160 #1,402 37 #3,157
2017 189 #1,256 56 #2,336
2016 216 #1,170 46 #2,679
2015 262 #1,024 50 #2,518
2014 238 #1,078 52 #2,455
2013 294 #880 45 #2,659
2012 327 #824 58 #2,260
2011 277 #933 61 #2,166
2010 390 #723 54 #2,369
2009 401 #726 60 #2,223
2008 441 #690 73 #1,963
2007 558 #548 81 #1,809
2006 518 #568 61 #2,142
2005 653 #469 58 #2,123
2004 726 #420 64 #1,927
2003 669 #448 55 #2,074
2002 737 #398 61 #1,863
2001 747 #391 63 #1,792
2000 592 #469 79 #1,536
1995 397 #579 52 #1,728
1990 163 #1,087 50 #1,655
1985 104 #1,294 33 #1,829
1980 281 #653 80 #1,015
1975 220 #681 76 #943
1970 36 #2,229 31 #1,540
1965 46 #1,664 75 #853
1960 13 #3,645 59 #1,005
1955 20 #2,531 26 #1,531
1950 13 #3,020 29 #1,360
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,835
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Regan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Regan Poole Welsh footballer (born 1998) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Regan?

The median living Regan is about 25 years old. Half of all living Regans are between 18 and 35 years old.

How many people named Regan are alive today?

An estimated 19 thousand people named Regan are alive in the United States, based on 20,053 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Regan mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Regan in 2025?

Regan ranked #2,295 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 80 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Regan?

20,053 babies have been named Regan in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Regan most popular?

Regan peaked in 2001, when 810 newborns received the name.

Is Regan a boy or girl name?

Regan is used for both: about 81% of babies named Regan have been girls and 19% boys.

Is the name Regan rising or falling?

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

Will Regan become more popular?

Regan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 58 girls named Regan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Regan?

Well-known people named Regan include Regan Poole (soccer player).

Names like Regan

Names that sound and feel close to Regan: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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