girls' name ★ peaked 1962

Regina

Meaning A female given name from Latin Gender Girl Rank 2025 #395 Trend ↑ Rising 23%

A female given name from Latin.

Rank 2025
#395
among girls · ↓53 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
786
named Regina · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,045
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1962
5,019 babies
All-time total
184,835
#217 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Regina popularity over time

184,835 babies have been named Regina since 1880, 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
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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 621 – 621 62 – #233
1890s 1,353 – 1,353 135 +118% #208
1900s 2,243 – 2,243 224 +66% #188
1910s 7,389 16 7,405 741 +230% #181
1920s 10,676 14 10,690 1,069 +44% #184
1930s 7,045 – 7,045 705 -34% #215
1940s 12,713 44 12,757 1,276 +81% #132
1950s 30,797 70 30,867 3,087 +142% #117
1960s 45,827 175 46,002 4,600 +49% #80
1970s 28,319 145 28,464 2,846 -38% #86
1980s 14,578 87 14,665 1,467 -48% #143
1990s 6,915 12 6,927 693 -53% #280
2000s 4,551 – 4,551 455 -34% #529
2010s 6,250 – 6,250 625 +37% #406
2020s (to 2025) 4,995 – 4,995 833 +33% #329

Where Regina 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 809 0.50 #379
2027 828 0.52 #371
2028 846 0.53 #362
2029 861 0.54 #354
2030 873 0.54 #348

Where Regina is most popular

Girls named Regina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.528 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

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 Regina 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
Texas 1,429 1.78 +236%
New Mexico 42 1.73 +227%
Arizona 221 1.58 +198%
California 834 0.992 +88%
Nevada 41 0.883 +67%
Colorado 92 0.824 +56%
Oregon 48 0.737 +40%
Illinois 168 0.734 +39%
Iowa 37 0.633 +20%
Kansas 33 0.572 +8%
Oklahoma 41 0.557 +5%
Washington 74 0.512 ≈ national
Indiana 63 0.449 -15%
Wisconsin 42 0.408 -23%
Pennsylvania 95 0.402 -24%
Michigan 71 0.390 -26%
Georgia 85 0.374 -29%
Tennessee 59 0.372 -29%
Maryland 36 0.340 -36%
Utah 28 0.336 -36%
Nebraska 12 0.334 -37%
Ohio 78 0.329 -38%
Minnesota 34 0.315 -40%
North Carolina 70 0.307 -42%
Alabama 27 0.288 -46%
Virginia 42 0.246 -53%
Florida 105 0.245 -54%
New York 84 0.212 -60%
New Jersey 38 0.211 -60%
Missouri 24 0.199 -62%
Kentucky 16 0.187 -65%
Massachusetts 22 0.182 -66%
Idaho 6 0.179 -66%
South Carolina 11 0.122 -77%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -79%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -89%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Regina

Regina is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #395 in 2025 with 786 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 184,835 American babies have been named Regina. Its peak came in 1962, when 5,019 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

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

How old are people named Regina?

The median living Regina is about 57 years old; half are between 45 and 66. An estimated 142 thousand people named Regina are alive in the United States today.

median 57 020406080100

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

Regina 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 786 #395 – –
2024 911 #342 – –
2023 940 #329 – –
2022 910 #349 – –
2021 738 #426 – –
2020 710 #432 – –
2019 754 #418 – –
2018 762 #406 – –
2017 766 #416 – –
2016 735 #439 – –
2015 608 #516 – –
2014 589 #525 – –
2013 503 #574 – –
2012 509 #576 – –
2011 523 #558 – –
2010 501 #586 – –
2009 405 #715 – –
2008 444 #684 – –
2007 520 #580 – –
2006 489 #595 – –
2005 477 #595 – –
2004 425 #645 – –
2003 429 #625 – –
2002 408 #626 – –
2001 455 #569 – –
2000 499 #529 – –
1995 650 #403 – –
1990 993 #280 6 #7,904
1985 1,275 #204 12 #3,757
1980 2,045 #143 14 #3,213
1975 2,569 #111 13 #3,042
1970 4,433 #86 18 #2,195
1965 4,548 #82 20 #1,802
1960 4,583 #105 19 #1,894
1955 3,370 #127 9 #2,925
1950 2,166 #143 – –
1945 984 #201 – –
1940 719 #236 – –
1935 641 #247 – –
1930 799 #215 – –
1925 1,077 #192 – –
1920 1,116 #186 – –
1915 869 #192 5 #4,285
1910 359 #189 – –
1905 223 #203 – –
1900 201 #222 – –
1895 138 #233 – –
1890 114 #229 – –
1885 71 #238 – –
1880 36 #258 – –

Famous people named Regina

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

  1. 1 Regina Hall Regina Hall American actress (born 1970) Contemporary
  2. 2 Regina King Regina King American actress and director (born 1971) Contemporary
  3. 3 Regina Spektor Regina Spektor American musician (born 1980) Contemporary
  4. 4 Regina Belle Regina Belle American singer-songwriter b. 1963 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Regina Taylor Regina Taylor American actress and playwright (born 1960) Contemporary
  6. 6 Regina Duarte Regina Duarte Brazilian actress (born 1947) Contemporary
  7. 7 Regina Jonas Regina Jonas First woman to be ordained as a rabbi (1902–1944) Contemporary
  8. 8 Regina Todorenko Regina Todorenko Ukrainian singer (born 1990) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Regina?

The median living Regina is about 57 years old. Half of all living Reginas are between 45 and 66 years old.

How many people named Regina are alive today?

An estimated 142 thousand people named Regina are alive in the United States, based on 184,835 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Regina mean?

A female given name from Latin.

How popular is the name Regina in 2025?

Regina ranked #395 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 786 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Regina?

184,835 babies have been named Regina in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Regina most popular?

Regina peaked in 1962, when 5,019 newborns received the name.

Is Regina a boy or girl name?

Regina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Regina rising or falling?

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

Will Regina become more popular?

Regina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 873 girls named Regina in 2030, which would rank around #348. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Regina?

Well-known people named Regina include Regina Hall (actor), Regina King (actor), Regina Spektor (musician).

Names like Regina

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

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