Reign
Reign was the 452nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 682 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 349th with 891 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 661 places. More babies were named Reign in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning reign (word name) · English, Latin
Say it RAYN /reɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #452 girls, down 95 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 682girls
- Girls and boys
- 65% girls, 35% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021891 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,991babies recorded
What does the name Reign mean?
Reign is an English word name, from the noun meaning a sovereign's rule. Dictionary.com traces it through Old French to Latin regnum, "realm, reign", from rex, "king". Wiktionary records it as a unisex given name. It appears in US records from the mid-1990s and has grown mainly since the 2010s.
regnum (Latin, “realm, reign”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Rain, Raine, Regina.
See also: English names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Reign', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'reign', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Reign popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #452 | #772 | 682 | 333 |
| 2020 | #357 | #640 | 871 | 419 |
| 2010 | #2,357 | #2,622 | 81 | 47 |
| 2000 | #11,548 | #8,038 | 8 | 8 |
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How popular is Reign, counting every spelling?
Reign is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #262 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #452 for Reign on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,305 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reign | 682 | #452 | 3,898 |
| Rayne | 293 | #906 | 1,579 |
| Rain | 182 | #1,239 | 856 |
| Raine | 136 | #1,556 | 758 |
| Rein | 12 | #8,751 | 48 |
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 Reign?
682 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Reign (0.19 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Reign 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 12 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Reign.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Reign?
About 7,900 people born in the US named Reign are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 8. That makes Reign a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Reign by state
How common Reign was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (4.4×), District of Columbia (4.2×), Louisiana (3.6×), Mississippi (3.3×), Maryland (2.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oregon, Iowa, Kentucky.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Reign: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Reign, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Reign · Sibling names for Reign
Questions about the name Reign
What does Reign mean?
Reign means “reign (word name)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Reign?
Reign was the 452nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 682 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 349th with 891 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 661 places. More babies were named Reign in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Reign a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 65% girls, 35% boys given the name Reign in the US.
Where is Reign most popular?
In 2021–2025, Reign was most common in Hawaii (2.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by District of Columbia and Louisiana.