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Regis

OriginFrench
Meaning"kingly"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked

Below 5 births

US rank · boys#9509

2025 SSA

About Regis

Venerable old saint's name now associated solely with talk show host Philbin, who is constantly seeking namesakes. It comes from the word rex meaning "king".

It could also be considered a place name, inspired by English beach towns, Bognor Regis and Lyme Regis, both of which had 'Regis' added to their names when they were given royal charter.

Regis is also given to girls.

Pronounced REJ-is.

As of October 2026, Regis ranked #15557 in US births in 1997 SSA, peaked at #2902 in 1912.

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Famous Regiss

  • Régis Brouard (born 1967)Boy

    French association football player

  • Régis Campo (born 1968)Boy

    French composer

  • Regis Canevin (1853–1927)Boy

    American Roman Catholic prelate

  • Regis Chakabva (born 1987)Boy

    Zimbabwean cricketer

  • Régis Clère (born 1956)Boy

    French road bicycle racer

  • Regis Cordic (1926–1999)Boy

    American radio personality and actor

  • Régis Debray (born 1941)Boy

    French intellectual, journalist and politician

  • Régis Delépine (born 1946)Boy

    French road bicycle racer

  • Régis Dericquebourg (born 1947)Boy

    French sociologist

  • Régis de l'Estourbeillon (1858–1946)Boy

    French aristocrat and politician

  • Régis de Oliveira (born 1944)Boy

    Brazilian politician

  • Regis de Souza (born 1982)Boy

    Brazilian association footballer

  • Régis de Trobriand (1816–1897)Boy

    French aristocrat, lawyer, poet and novelist

  • Régis Dorn (born 1979)Boy

    French association football player

  • Regis Felisberto Masarim (born 1973)Boy

    Brazilian football player

  • Regis Fernandes Silva (born 1976)Boy

    Brazilian association football player

  • Régis Fuchs (born 1970)Boy

    Swiss ice hockey winger

  • Régis Genaux (1973–2008)Boy

    Belgian association football player

  • Regis Francis Xavier PhilbinBoy

    American TV personality

  • Régis Amarante Lima de Quadros (born 1976)Boy

    Brazilian association football player

  • Regis J. ArmstrongBoy

    American Roman Catholic priest and professor

  • Régis Avila (born 1962)Boy

    Brazilian fencer

  • Régis Barailla (1933Boy

    2016), French politician

  • Régis BlachèreBoy

    French orientalist

  • Régis Bonissent (born 1948)Boy

    French fencer

  • Regis Brodie (born 1942)Boy

    American Professor of Art and potter

  • Regis Pitbull (born 1976)Boy

    Brazilian association football player

  • Regis Henri Post (1870–1944)Boy

    New York politician and Governor of Puerto Rico

  • Régis Racine (born 1970)Boy

    French basketball player

  • Régis Rey (born 1929)Boy

    French ski jumper

  • Régis Rothenbühler (born 1970)Boy

    Swiss association football player

  • Régis Schleicher (born 1957)Boy

    French anarchist

  • Régis SénacBoy

    French fencer and instructor

  • Régis Simon (born 1958)Boy

    French road bicycle racer

  • (John) Regis ToomeyBoy

    American actor

  • Régis Wargnier (born 1948)Boy

    French film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and film score composer

  • Régis Ghesquière (born 1949)Boy

    Belgian decathlete

  • Regis Ghezelbash (born 1951)Boy

    Iranian,French film director

  • Régis Gurtner (born 1986)Boy

    French association football player

  • Régis Habooboo(born 2002)Boy

    French coquinou salad farmer

  • Régis François Gignoux (1816–1882)Boy

    French painter

  • Régis GizavoBoy

    Malagasy accordionist

  • Regis Gurtner (born 1986)Boy

    French football goalkeeper

  • Régis JauffretBoy

    French writer

  • Régis Jolivet (1891–1966)Boy

    French philosopher and Roman Catholic priest

  • Régis Juanico (born 1972)Boy

    member of the National Assembly of France

  • Regis B. KellyBoy

    Scottish neuroscientist and university administrator

  • Regis "Pep" Kelly (1914–1990)Boy

    Canadian ice hockey player

  • Régis Kittler (born 1979)Boy

    French football player

  • Régis Koundjia (born 1983)Boy

    former Central African Republic basketball player

  • Régis Labeaume (born 1956)Boy

    Canadian businessman and writer

  • Régis Laconi (born 1975)Boy

    French motorcycle racer

  • Régis Laguesse (born 1950)Boy

    French association football player and coach

  • Régis Laspalès (born 1957)Boy

    French comedian and actor

  • Régis Le Sommier (born 1969)Boy

    French journalist

  • Regis Leheny (1908–1976)Boy

    American baseball pitcher

  • Régis Loisel (born 1951)Boy

    French comics writer and artist

  • Regis Malady (1917–1985)Boy

    American politician from Pennsylvania

  • Regis McKennaBoy

    American marketing entrepreneur

  • Régis Messac (1893–1945)Boy

    French writer

  • Regis Monahan (1908–1979)Boy

    American football player

Regis in pop culture

  • Regis Lucis Caelum CXIIIBoy

    king in the video game "Final Fantasy XV"

  • Emiel Regis Rohellec TerzieffBoy

    Godefroy, a higher vampire in the video game and book series Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski

  • Regis BlackguardBoy

    evil character in audio series Adventures in Odyssey

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