boys' name ★ peaked 1962

Reginald

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #1,284 Trend ↓ Falling 26%

From Latin Reginaldus, Latinization of names deriving from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.

Rank 2025
#1,284
among boys · ↓104 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
153
named Reginald · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,164
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1962
2,668 babies
All-time total
112,308
#290 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Reginald popularity over time

112,308 babies have been named Reginald 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
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 131 131 13 – #476
1890s – 231 231 23 +76% #355
1900s – 439 439 44 +90% #268
1910s – 1,929 1,929 193 +339% #285
1920s 18 3,699 3,717 372 +93% #257
1930s – 3,864 3,864 386 +4% #267
1940s 10 7,090 7,100 710 +84% #189
1950s 120 19,338 19,458 1,946 +174% #142
1960s 231 24,921 25,152 2,515 +29% #117
1970s 195 17,191 17,386 1,739 -31% #141
1980s 170 13,500 13,670 1,367 -21% #166
1990s 13 9,724 9,737 974 -29% #230
2000s – 5,271 5,271 527 -46% #373
2010s – 3,068 3,068 307 -42% #615
2020s (to 2025) – 1,155 1,155 193 -37% #990

Where Reginald 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 145 0.08 outside top 500
2027 138 0.08 outside top 500
2028 133 0.08 outside top 500
2029 129 0.08 outside top 500
2030 125 0.07 outside top 500

Where Reginald is most popular

Boys named Reginald per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.109 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, South Carolina, and Georgia.

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 Reginald 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
Louisiana 36 0.352 +224%
South Carolina 24 0.232 +114%
Georgia 57 0.225 +107%
Wisconsin 22 0.186 +71%
North Carolina 43 0.168 +55%
Alabama 18 0.165 +51%
Virginia 28 0.148 +36%
Michigan 30 0.146 +35%
Tennessee 26 0.144 +32%
Florida 65 0.137 +26%
Illinois 31 0.121 +12%
Maryland 13 0.109 ≈ national
Massachusetts 13 0.095 -13%
Minnesota 11 0.090 -18%
Ohio 23 0.087 -20%
Texas 76 0.086 -21%
Colorado 11 0.085 -22%
California 75 0.082 -25%
Missouri 11 0.079 -27%
New York 34 0.079 -28%
Indiana 12 0.075 -31%
Pennsylvania 16 0.060 -45%
Utah 5 0.052 -52%
New Jersey 7 0.035 -68%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Reginald

Reginald is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,284 in 2025 with 153 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 112,308 American babies have been named Reginald. Its peak came in 1962, when 2,668 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 Reginald stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Reginald?

The median living Reginald is about 54 years old; half are between 38 and 64. An estimated 88 thousand people named Reginald are alive in the United States today.

median 54 020406080100

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

Reginald 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 – – 153 #1,284
2024 – – 176 #1,180
2023 – – 192 #1,108
2022 – – 207 #1,065
2021 – – 211 #1,032
2020 – – 216 #990
2019 – – 249 #884
2018 – – 267 #835
2017 – – 263 #841
2016 – – 278 #822
2015 – – 253 #882
2014 – – 285 #807
2013 – – 351 #684
2012 – – 360 #659
2011 – – 359 #654
2010 – – 403 #615
2009 – – 429 #603
2008 – – 472 #558
2007 – – 493 #525
2006 – – 500 #516
2005 – – 494 #501
2004 – – 502 #491
2003 – – 531 #473
2002 – – 583 #425
2001 – – 567 #429
2000 – – 700 #373
1995 – – 863 #305
1990 8 #9,932 1,284 #230
1985 19 #4,241 1,312 #192
1980 13 #5,466 1,480 #166
1975 21 #3,374 1,500 #162
1970 13 #4,426 2,307 #142
1965 21 #2,731 2,470 #128
1960 19 #2,883 2,442 #144
1955 13 #3,341 2,075 #144
1950 – – 1,297 #175
1945 – – 587 #228
1940 5 #4,894 514 #236
1935 – – 350 #291
1930 – – 424 #276
1925 – – 429 #276
1920 7 #4,315 274 #359
1915 – – 244 #338
1910 – – 59 #323
1905 – – 53 #273
1900 – – 27 #440
1895 – – 26 #380
1890 – – 19 #421
1885 – – 16 #476
1880 – – 14 #500

Famous people named Reginald

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

  1. 1 Reginald VelJohnson Reginald VelJohnson American actor (born 1952) Contemporary
  2. 2 Reginald Dyer Reginald Dyer British Indian Army officer (1864–1927) 19th century
  3. 3 Reginald Arvizu Reginald Arvizu American bassist (born 1969) Contemporary
  4. 4 Reginald Pole Reginald Pole Archbishop of Canterbury from 1556 to 1558 1500–1558 · 15th century
  5. 5 Reginald Owen Reginald Owen British actor (1887–1972) 19th century
  6. 6 Reginald Johnston Reginald Johnston Scottish diplomat in China (1874–1938) 19th century
  7. 7 Reginald Rose Reginald Rose American playwright and screenwriter (1920–2002) Contemporary
  8. 8 Reginald Fessenden Reginald Fessenden Canadian-American electrical engineer and inventor (1866–1932) 19th century
  9. 9 Reginald Lee Reginald Lee Lookout and survivor of R.M.S. Titanic 1870–1913 · 19th century
  10. 10 Reginald Punnett Reginald Punnett British geneticist (1875–1967) 19th century
  11. 11 Reginald McKenna Reginald McKenna British banker and Liberal politician (1863–1943) 19th century
  12. 12 Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock British zoologist (1863–1947) 19th century
  13. 13 Reginald Doherty Reginald Doherty British tennis player 1872–1910 · 19th century
  14. 14 Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange French Catholic friar and philosopher (1877–1964) 19th century
  15. 15 Reginald Aldworth Daly Reginald Aldworth Daly Canadian geologist 1871–1957 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Reginald?

The median living Reginald is about 54 years old. Half of all living Reginalds are between 38 and 64 years old.

How many people named Reginald are alive today?

An estimated 88 thousand people named Reginald are alive in the United States, based on 112,308 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Reginald mean?

From Latin Reginaldus, Latinization of names deriving from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.

How popular is the name Reginald in 2025?

Reginald ranked #1,284 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 153 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reginald?

112,308 babies have been named Reginald in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reginald most popular?

Reginald peaked in 1962, when 2,668 newborns received the name.

Is Reginald a boy or girl name?

Reginald is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Reginald rising or falling?

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

Will Reginald become more popular?

Reginald is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 125 boys named Reginald 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 Reginald?

Well-known people named Reginald include Reginald VelJohnson (actor), Reginald Dyer (military personnel), Reginald Arvizu (musician).

Names like Reginald

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