Unisex name · since 1990
Reegan
Reegan has 1,178 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,178
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Reegan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,178 recorded since 1990.
Reegan has 1,178 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2023.
- #6,707 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,178 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reegan ranks #6,707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,178 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,178
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Reegan's 1,178 recorded births place it above 90.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
Reegan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reegan's full recorded timeline at 2007, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reegan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
1,178 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 80 births in a single year.
Reegan popularity over time - boys
351 total births recorded since 1996 (Reegan as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Reegan accounts for 23% of total recorded use across both genders.
Reegan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (580 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Reegan's strongest decade.
580 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Reegan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 100
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
580 births
- 2010s
2010s
454 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 580 births (49% of all-time use).
Reegan decade highlights
- Peak decade 580 births
- Runner-up 454 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Reegan 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 Reegan's total volume
Reegan by state
Where Reegan concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 62 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 31 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 26 | 2.2% |
| #4 | California | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.8% |
62 of 1,178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Michigan 5.3% of nationwide
- Minnesota 2.6% of nationwide
- Wisconsin 2.2% of nationwide
- California 2.0% of nationwide
- New York 2.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Michigan accounts for 5.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Reegan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reegan's data
- Reegan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (580 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Reegans (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Reegan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1990–2023 (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 Reegan 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.
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