Regan
About Regan
A spelling variant of presidential surname Regan that briefly entered the Top 1000 for boys in the 1960s, but hasn't rejoined the list since. Shakespeare also used the name for a daughter of King Lear, inspired by an ancient king of the Britons in accounts of the medieval scribe Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Pronounced REE-gun.
As of October 2026, Regan ranked #5559 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #822 in 1964.
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 | #2,455 | 52 | 27.1 |
| 2015 | #2,517 | 50 | 26.1 |
| 2016 | #2,679 | 46 | 24.2 |
| 2017 | #2,335 | 56 | 30.3 |
| 2018 | #3,156 | 37 | 20.4 |
| 2019 | #3,325 | 35 | 19.5 |
| 2020 | #3,785 | 28 | 16.2 |
| 2021 | #3,795 | 29 | 16.6 |
| 2022 | #4,666 | 22 | 12.6 |
| 2023 | #3,774 | 30 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | #4,035 | 27 | 15.7 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Regan on lists
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