Regan
About Regan
Like somewhat more popular twin sister Reagan, this vibrant last-name-first Irish choice makes a strong, straightforward option.
She does have a couple of downsides though. Regan entered the girls' list in 1974 – one year after the horror flick The Exorcist featured the demonically possessed Regan MacNeill. And before that, Regan was one of the faithless daughters in Shakespeare's King Lear.
But putting all that aside – and you can – Regan makes a worthy successor to the overused Welsh Megan.
Pronounced REE-gun.
As of October 2026, Regan ranked #2295 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #391 in 2001.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,078 | 238 | 133.2 |
| 2015 | #1,024 | 262 | 146.8 |
| 2016 | #1,169 | 216 | 121.9 |
| 2017 | #1,255 | 189 | 109.5 |
| 2018 | #1,402 | 160 | 94.1 |
| 2019 | #1,491 | 147 | 87.6 |
| 2020 | #1,725 | 117 | 72.4 |
| 2021 | #1,746 | 118 | 71.9 |
| 2022 | #1,729 | 121 | 73.8 |
| 2023 | #2,369 | 77 | 48 |
| 2024 | #2,357 | 78 | 48.1 |
| 2025 | #2,295 | 80 | 49.8 |
World rankings
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Regan on lists
Famous Regans
- Regan Elizabeth Hartley
American beauty queen; Miss New Hampshire 2011
- Regan Lamble
Australian Olympic racewalker
- Regan Lauscher
Canadian Olympic luger
- Regan
American YouTuber of PeruseProject
Regan in pop culture
- Regan
middle daughter in Shakespeare's "King Lear"
- Regan Theresa MacNeil
character in the book and movie "The Exorcist"
- Regan Black
character on TV's "The Black Box"
- Regan Capp
character in "Sims" series
- Regan Abbott
character in "A Quiet Place"
- Regan Wyngarde aka Lady Mastermind
character in X,Men comics
- Regan O'Neill
main character in "Luna" by Julie Anne Peters
- Regan Hamleigh
Countess of Shiring, character in The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett