Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 1979

Reggie

Meaning A diminutive of the male given name Reginald Gender Boy · 4% girls Rank 2025 #1,860 Trend ↑ Rising 19%

A diminutive of the male given name Reginald.

Rank 2025
#1,860
among boys · ↑122 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
97
named Reggie · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,095
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1979
318 babies
All-time total
12,827
#1,074 all-time among boys
First recorded
1906
in Social Security records

Reggie popularity over time

12,827 babies have been named Reggie since 1906, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 6 13 19 2 – #1,222
1910s – 94 94 9 +395% #1,718
1920s 31 203 234 23 +149% #1,416
1930s 28 307 335 34 +43% #915
1940s 72 997 1,069 107 +219% #588
1950s 123 1,665 1,788 179 +67% #484
1960s 65 2,104 2,169 217 +21% #484
1970s 22 2,295 2,317 232 +7% #458
1980s 10 1,546 1,556 156 -33% #542
1990s 37 1,047 1,084 108 -30% #946
2000s 18 850 868 87 -20% #1,421
2010s 65 651 716 72 -18% #1,709
2020s (to 2025) 74 504 578 96 +35% #1,738

Where Reggie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 88 0.05 outside top 500
2027 90 0.05 outside top 500
2028 93 0.05 outside top 500
2029 95 0.06 outside top 500
2030 96 0.06 outside top 500

Where Reggie is most popular

Boys named Reggie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Idaho, and Minnesota.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Reggie 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 49 0.513 +943%
Idaho 12 0.293 +496%
Minnesota 21 0.171 +248%
Wisconsin 11 0.093 +89%
Massachusetts 6 0.044 -11%
Ohio 11 0.042 -16%
Washington 6 0.037 -25%
California 31 0.034 -31%
New York 10 0.023 -53%
Pennsylvania 6 0.023 -54%
Florida 6 0.013 -74%
Texas 10 0.011 -77%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
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 – – –
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 Reggie

Reggie is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,860 in 2025 with 85 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1906, 12,827 American babies have been named Reggie. Its peak came in 1979, when 318 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

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

How old are people named Reggie?

The median living Reggie is about 48 years old; half are between 30 and 62. An estimated 11 thousand people named Reggie are alive in the United States today.

median 48 020406080100

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

Reggie 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 12 #8,750 85 #1,860
2024 17 #6,875 79 #1,982
2023 20 #6,114 80 #1,949
2022 8 #12,008 87 #1,849
2021 10 #10,154 94 #1,738
2020 7 #13,170 79 #1,888
2019 8 #12,208 72 #2,036
2018 10 #10,404 62 #2,227
2017 10 #10,548 50 #2,559
2016 8 #12,641 61 #2,222
2015 11 #10,014 64 #2,161
2014 – – 52 #2,456
2013 – – 62 #2,159
2012 6 #16,436 66 #2,087
2011 7 #14,518 72 #1,943
2010 5 #19,223 90 #1,709
2009 – – 78 #1,872
2008 5 #19,814 94 #1,650
2007 – – 82 #1,793
2006 6 #16,670 79 #1,765
2005 – – 85 #1,613
2004 – – 82 #1,602
2003 7 #13,503 92 #1,436
2002 – – 92 #1,421
2001 – – 81 #1,512
2000 – – 85 #1,461
1995 10 #8,594 116 #1,038
1990 – – 121 #946
1985 5 #11,995 131 #776
1980 – – 242 #549
1975 – – 224 #536
1970 – – 201 #571
1965 – – 160 #604
1960 8 #5,083 269 #484
1955 19 #2,619 162 #579
1950 15 #2,751 137 #581
1945 10 #3,083 96 #620
1940 – – 85 #658
1935 – – 23 #1,448
1930 – – 26 #1,458
1925 5 #5,620 28 #1,416
1920 – – 14 #2,317
1915 – – 12 #2,275
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Reggie

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

  1. 1 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson American baseball player and coach (born 1946) Contemporary
  2. 2 Reggie Bush Reggie Bush American football player (born 1985) Contemporary
  3. 3 Reggie Miller Reggie Miller American basketball player (born 1965) Contemporary
  4. 4 Reggie Lewis Reggie Lewis American basketball player (1965–1993) Contemporary
  5. 5 Reggie Fils-Aimé Reggie Fils-Aimé American businessman (born 1961) Contemporary
  6. 6 Reggie Lee Reggie Lee Filipino actor (born 1975) Contemporary
  7. 7 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson American basketball player (born 1990) Contemporary
  8. 8 Reggie Bullock Reggie Bullock American basketball player (born 1991) Contemporary
  9. 9 Reggie Evans Reggie Evans American basketball player (born 1980) Contemporary
  10. 10 Reggie Lucas American guitarist and record producer (1953–2018) Contemporary
  11. 11 Reggie Walker Topics referred to by the same term 1889–1951 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Reggie?

The median living Reggie is about 48 years old. Half of all living Reggies are between 30 and 62 years old.

How many people named Reggie are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Reggie are alive in the United States, based on 12,827 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Reggie mean?

A diminutive of the male given name Reginald.

How popular is the name Reggie in 2025?

Reggie ranked #1,860 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 85 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reggie?

12,827 babies have been named Reggie in the United States since 1906, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reggie most popular?

Reggie peaked in 1979, when 318 newborns received the name.

Is Reggie a boy or girl name?

Reggie is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Reggie rising or falling?

Reggie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Reggie become more popular?

Reggie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 96 boys named Reggie 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 Reggie?

Well-known people named Reggie include Reggie Jackson (baseball player), Reggie Bush (american football player), Reggie Miller (basketball player).

Names like Reggie

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