Regis
Regis was the 9509th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 601st with 98 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,594 places. More babies were named Regis in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,509 boys, down 3,293 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191798 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,536babies recorded
Regis popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 343 since 1912.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,509 | 8 |
| 2020 | #6,216 | 14 |
| 2010 | #5,971 | 15 |
| 2000 | #6,221 | 11 |
| 1990 | #1,368 | 67 |
| 1980 | #2,427 | 21 |
| 1970 | #1,457 | 34 |
| 1960 | #1,162 | 46 |
| 1950 | #804 | 72 |
| 1940 | #714 | 73 |
| 1930 | #754 | 72 |
| 1920 | #788 | 72 |
| 1910 | #853 | 14 |
| 1900 | #1,464 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Regis, counting every spelling?
Regis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Regis?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Regis (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Regis 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Regis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Regis?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Regis are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 36 and 73. That makes Regis a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Regis: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Regis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Regis
How popular is the name Regis?
Regis was the 9509th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 601st with 98 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,594 places. More babies were named Regis in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Regis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Regis in the US.