Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Reign

Gender Unisex · 67% girls Rank 2025 #452 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#452
among girls · ↓18 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,015
named Reign · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,357
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
1,350 babies
All-time total
11,991
#1,916 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Reign popularity over time

11,991 babies have been named Reign since 1994, 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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 37 21 58 6 – #7,008
2000s 360 220 580 58 +900% #2,797
2010s 2,823 1,216 4,039 404 +596% #389
2020s (to 2025) 4,769 2,545 7,314 1,219 +202% #349

Where Reign 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 686 0.43 #451
2027 689 0.43 #449
2028 692 0.43 #449
2029 694 0.43 #447
2030 696 0.43 #445

Where Reign is most popular

Girls named Reign per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.480 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, District of Columbia, and Louisiana.

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 Reign 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
Hawaii 24 2.09 +336%
District of Columbia 24 2.02 +321%
Louisiana 150 1.71 +257%
Mississippi 75 1.60 +234%
Maryland 136 1.28 +167%
Georgia 285 1.25 +161%
Delaware 13 1.15 +139%
Alabama 101 1.08 +124%
South Carolina 87 0.968 +101%
Tennessee 131 0.827 +72%
Virginia 139 0.816 +70%
Connecticut 47 0.808 +68%
Michigan 140 0.769 +60%
Florida 328 0.767 +60%
Arkansas 40 0.757 +58%
North Carolina 169 0.742 +54%
Nevada 33 0.710 +48%
Missouri 83 0.689 +43%
Ohio 141 0.594 +24%
Illinois 136 0.594 +24%
Indiana 81 0.577 +20%
Texas 415 0.516 +7%
Pennsylvania 117 0.495 ≈ national
New York 192 0.485 ≈ national
New Jersey 85 0.471 ≈ national
Wisconsin 43 0.417 -13%
Oklahoma 28 0.380 -21%
Arizona 51 0.363 -24%
Kansas 18 0.312 -35%
Washington 45 0.312 -35%
California 258 0.307 -36%
Massachusetts 37 0.306 -36%
Minnesota 33 0.306 -36%
Utah 17 0.204 -57%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -65%
Colorado 18 0.161 -66%
Kentucky 13 0.152 -68%
Iowa 5 0.086 -82%
Oregon 5 0.077 -84%
Alaska – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
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 Reign

Reign is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #452 in 2025 with 682 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 11,991 American babies have been named Reign, about 67% girls and 33% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 1,350 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Reign?

The median living Reign is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 12 thousand people named Reign are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Reign 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 682 #452 333 #772
2024 714 #434 455 #623
2023 743 #413 450 #625
2022 868 #366 429 #643
2021 891 #349 459 #605
2020 871 #357 419 #640
2019 792 #389 310 #767
2018 594 #529 219 #951
2017 409 #705 215 #967
2016 345 #833 158 #1,201
2015 232 #1,113 123 #1,402
2014 134 #1,612 47 #2,612
2013 97 #2,015 25 #4,034
2012 68 #2,649 44 #2,756
2011 71 #2,548 28 #3,767
2010 81 #2,357 47 #2,622
2009 64 #2,797 36 #3,207
2008 61 #2,915 19 #5,022
2007 48 #3,462 32 #3,431
2006 27 #5,198 21 #4,474
2005 25 #5,223 29 #3,433
2004 30 #4,587 18 #4,745
2003 42 #3,453 33 #2,980
2002 26 #4,730 14 #5,334
2001 29 #4,295 10 #6,824
2000 8 #11,548 8 #8,038
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Reign?

The median living Reign is about 4 years old. Half of all living Reigns are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Reign are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Reign are alive in the United States, based on 11,991 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Reign in 2025?

Reign ranked #452 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 682 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reign?

11,991 babies have been named Reign in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reign most popular?

Reign peaked in 2021, when 1,350 newborns received the name.

Is Reign a boy or girl name?

Reign is used for both: about 67% of babies named Reign have been girls and 33% boys.

Is the name Reign rising or falling?

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

Will Reign become more popular?

Reign looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 696 girls named Reign in 2030, ranking around #445. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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