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Regan

Regan was the #2,276 girls' name in the US in 2025 (80 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Regan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Regan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Regan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,276 (80)#4,867 (4)———#3,478 (5)
2024#2,347 (78)#3,696 (6)————
2023#2,352 (77)#3,599 (6)———#2,900 (6)
2022#1,720 (121)#3,534 (6)——#634 (5)#1,727 (12)
2021#1,739 (118)#1,962 (14)——#883 (3)#1,778 (12)
2020#1,721 (117)#2,615 (9)———#1,758 (12)
2019#1,490 (147)#2,286 (11)—#424 (3)—#2,872 (6)
2018#1,399 (160)#1,586 (19)———#1,301 (18)
2017#1,251 (189)#2,341 (11)——#651 (5)#1,506 (15)
2016#1,164 (216)#2,008 (14)——#476 (8)#1,906 (11)
2015#1,018 (262)#2,496 (10)#806 (3)#426 (3)#896 (3)#1,757 (12)
2014#1,074 (238)#2,058 (13)—#365 (4)#661 (5)#1,340 (18)
2013#877 (294)#1,774 (16)—#440 (3)#894 (3)#972 (27)
2012#823 (327)#1,525 (20)#525 (6)—#768 (4)#839 (32)
2011#931 (277)#1,608 (18)—#363 (4)#437 (10)#923 (28)

Regan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Regan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Regan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#5,399 (17)#914 (34)#495 (6)—#676 (4)—
2024#3,986 (27)#945 (33)#727 (3)#404 (3)#520 (6)—
2023#3,712 (30)#779 (42)#728 (3)——#2,123 (8)
2022#4,570 (22)#606 (61)#590 (4)—#657 (4)#2,229 (7)
2021#3,740 (29)#719 (48)#533 (5)#433 (3)#755 (3)#2,812 (5)
2020#3,734 (28)#513 (73)#372 (9)———
2019#3,259 (35)#463 (87)—#274 (6)#506 (6)#2,756 (5)
2018#3,106 (37)#458 (89)#516 (5)—#471 (7)#1,682 (10)
2017#2,319 (56)#469 (87)#490 (6)—#610 (4)#1,510 (12)
2016#2,661 (46)#395 (111)—#320 (5)#541 (5)#1,423 (13)
2015#2,486 (50)#410 (102)#588 (4)#342 (4)#615 (4)#1,956 (8)
2014#2,429 (52)#513 (75)#680 (3)#315 (5)—#1,657 (10)
2013#2,623 (45)#388 (105)#687 (3)—#422 (8)#1,470 (12)
2012#2,238 (58)#343 (128)—#346 (4)—#1,257 (15)
2011#2,145 (61)#346 (126)#345 (10)#311 (4)#623 (4)#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #391.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1946.
  • In 2025, 83% of US babies named Regan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 100,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Regan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 33,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Regan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Regan (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ReganCanadaGirls#3,4785
ReganCanadaBoys—too few
ReganEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
ReganEngland & WalesBoys#91434
ReganIrelandGirls—too few
ReganIrelandBoys#6764
ReganNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ReganNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ReganScotlandGirls—too few
ReganScotlandBoys#4956
ReganUSGirls#2,27680
ReganUSBoys#5,39917