Reg vs Reginald

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

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Reg

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Reginald

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Metric Reg Reginald
Current Rank Unranked #1178
Total Births (all years) 209 111,551
Peak Year 1958 1962
Peak Year Births 16 2,647
Peak Decade 1940s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Reg Reginald
1880s - 131
1890s - 231
1900s - 439
1910s - 1,929
1920s - 3,699
1930s 16 3,864
1940s 73 7,090
1950s 66 19,338
1960s 49 24,921
1970s 5 17,191
1980s - 13,500
1990s - 9,724
2000s - 5,271
2010s - 3,068
2020s - 1,155

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Reg Reginald
2014 - 285
2015 - 253
2016 - 278
2017 - 263
2018 - 267
2019 - 249
2020 - 216
2021 - 211
2022 - 207
2023 - 192
2024 - 176
2025 - 153

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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