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 #1176
Total Births (all years) 209 111,400
Peak Year 1958 1962
Peak Year Births 16 2,646
Peak Decade 1940ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Reg Reginald
1880ss — 131
1890ss — 231
1900ss — 439
1910ss — 1,929
1920ss — 3,699
1930ss 16 3,864
1940ss 73 7,091
1950ss 66 19,338
1960ss 49 24,922
1970ss 5 17,191
1980ss — 13,500
1990ss — 9,724
2000ss — 5,271
2010ss — 3,068
2020ss — 1,002

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

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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