Unisex name · since 1956
Reagan
Reagan has 65,739 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #248 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,739
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Reagan currently ranks #248 among unisex names in America, with 65,739 babies recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reagan has been recorded 65,739 times among girls since 1956, currently ranked #248 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #500 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #248 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 65,739 born since 1956
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reagan ranks #500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #248 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 65,739 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.
- #500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #248 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,739
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Reagan's 65,739 recorded births place it above 99.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Reagan compares
65,739 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Reagan's all-time total is 175x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reagan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65,739 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,097 | 21 | 19,840 |
Reagan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reagan's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 3,097, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reagan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 3,097
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Reagan popularity over time - boys
7,841 total births recorded since 1913 (Reagan as boys' name)
Reagan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (28,859 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Reagan's strongest decade.
28,859 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Reagan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 115
1960s
115 births
- 1970s 880
1970s
880 births
- 1980s 767
1980s
767 births
- 1990s 4,264
1990s
4,264 births
- 2000s
2000s
19,975 births
- 2010s
2010s
28,859 births
- 2020s 10,872
2020s
10,872 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28,859 births (44% of all-time use).
How Reagan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Reagan's total volume
Reagan by state
Where Reagan concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,108 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 4,393 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 3,309 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,090 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 2,898 | 4.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 2,830 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,450 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 2,426 | 3.7% |
7,108 of 65,739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Reagan appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reagan's data
- Reagan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (28,859 total births) through the 2020s (10,872) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Reagans (7,108 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Reagan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Reagan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.