Regan
Regan was the 2295th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 391st with 747 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,271 places. More babies were named Regan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,295 girls, down 570 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 80girls
- Girls and boys
- 79% girls, 21% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001747 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,053babies recorded
Regan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,295 | #5,559 | 80 | 17 |
| 2020 | #1,725 | #3,788 | 117 | 28 |
| 2010 | #723 | #2,369 | 390 | 54 |
| 2000 | #469 | #1,536 | 592 | 79 |
| 1990 | #1,087 | #1,655 | 163 | 50 |
| 1980 | #653 | #1,015 | 281 | 80 |
| 1970 | #2,229 | #1,540 | 36 | 31 |
| 1960 | #3,645 | #1,005 | 13 | 59 |
| 1950 | #3,020 | #1,360 | 13 | 29 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #4,835 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Regan, counting every spelling?
Regan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 80 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 80 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regan | 80 | #2,295 | 474 |
| Reegan | — | — | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Regan?
80 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Regan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Regan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 105 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Regan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Regan?
About 15,900 people born in the US named Regan are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 32. That makes Regan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Regan by state
How common Regan was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.2×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Regan: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Regan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Regan
How popular is the name Regan?
Regan was the 2295th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 391st with 747 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,271 places. More babies were named Regan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Regan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 79% girls, 21% boys given the name Regan in the US.
Where is Regan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Regan was most common in Ohio (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Michigan.