Reagan
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Reagan for boys#1687 US
Inextricably tied to the former president, Reagan is a handsome surname name with a cool, current sound. Gender-neutral nickname Ray/Rae is also very on-trend right now.
Reagan has been more popular for girls than boys in the US since the 1970s, currently ranking just below the Top 100 for girls and just below the Top 1000 for boys. It is just starting to drop a little in popularity, but it's still one of the most familiar unisex names in the US.
Pronounced RAY-guhn.
As of October 2026, Reagan ranked #248 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #97 in 2012, Nameberry popularity #629.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #106 | 2,903 | #1,001 | 206 |
| 2015 | #99 | 3,060 | #994 | 207 |
| 2016 | #98 | 3,096 | #1,004 | 204 |
| 2017 | #98 | 3,005 | #973 | 213 |
| 2018 | #107 | 2,819 | #1,021 | 202 |
| 2019 | #102 | 2,753 | #1,049 | 196 |
| 2020 | #114 | 2,371 | #1,198 | 160 |
| 2021 | #126 | 2,242 | #1,186 | 166 |
| 2022 | #147 | 1,988 | #1,306 | 145 |
| 2023 | #168 | 1,727 | #1,532 | 115 |
| 2024 | #244 | 1,292 | #1,571 | 110 |
| 2025 | #248 | 1,244 | #1,687 | 98 |
World rankings
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daughter of model McKey Sullivan and mixed martial artist Sam Alvey
- Ronald ReaganGirl
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- Ronald ReaganBoy
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Reagan in pop culture
- ReaganGirl
character in "Fangirl," by Rainbow Rowell
- ReaganGirl
character in MTV show 'Faking It'
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character in TV show "New Girl"
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from the TV show "Blue Bloods"