Reagan
Top 1000
About Reagan
A strong, straightforward Irish unisex surname, with a merry glint in its eye, Reagan has been leaping up the popularity lists, to become one of the top girl names starting with R. Some will inevitably link it to President Ronald, but spell it Regan and it's a Shakespearean name: a daughter of King Lear.
Pronounced RAY-guhn.
As of October 2026, Reagan ranked #248 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #97 in 2012, Nameberry popularity #605.
Editor's take: The name Reagan is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "little king".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #106 | 2,903 | 1,625.1 |
| 2015 | #99 | 3,060 | 1,714.2 |
| 2016 | #98 | 3,096 | 1,747.2 |
| 2017 | #98 | 3,005 | 1,740.6 |
| 2018 | #107 | 2,819 | 1,657.2 |
| 2019 | #102 | 2,753 | 1,640.3 |
| 2020 | #114 | 2,371 | 1,466.7 |
| 2021 | #126 | 2,242 | 1,366.4 |
| 2022 | #147 | 1,988 | 1,212.1 |
| 2023 | #168 | 1,727 | 1,076.3 |
| 2024 | #244 | 1,292 | 797.4 |
| 2025 | #248 | 1,244 | 774 |
World rankings
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Reagan on lists
Famous Reagans
- Reagan Gomez
Preston, American actress
- Reagan Dale Neis
American actress
- Reagan Quincy Alvey (b. 2013)
daughter of model McKey Sullivan and mixed martial artist Sam Alvey
- Ronald Reagan
former President of the United States
Reagan in pop culture
- Reagan
character in "Fangirl," by Rainbow Rowell
- Reagan
character in MTV show 'Faking It'
- Reagan
character in TV show "New Girl"
- Reagan Hall
character in movie "Assassination Nation"