Reg vs Reggie

Side-by-side comparison of Reg and Reggie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Reg

Boy name

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Name B

Reggie

Boy name · Rank #1965

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Metric Reg Reggie
Current Rank Unranked #1965
Total Births (all years) 209 12,191
Peak Year 1958 1979
Peak Year Births 16 318
Peak Decade 1940ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1906

Births by Decade

Decade Reg Reggie
1900ss — 13
1910ss — 94
1920ss — 203
1930ss 16 307
1940ss 73 997
1950ss 66 1,665
1960ss 49 2,104
1970ss 5 2,295
1980ss — 1,546
1990ss — 1,047
2000ss — 850
2010ss — 651
2020ss — 419

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Reg Reggie
2014 — 52
2015 — 64
2016 — 61
2017 — 50
2018 — 62
2019 — 72
2020 — 79
2021 — 94
2022 — 87
2023 — 80
2024 — 79

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1936–1979.

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