Boys' name · since 1936
Reg
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 209 babies named Reg, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 209
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Reg is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 209 have been recorded since 1936.
Reg has 209 recorded births among boys since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1979.
- #12,695 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 209 born since 1936
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reg ranks #12,695 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 209 born since 1936, peaking in the 1940s.
- #12,695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 209
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Reg's 209 recorded births place it above 72.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Reg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Reg splits its recorded history at 1955: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Reg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1979
- Peak year (1958)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Reg by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (73 births, 35% of the file).
1940s was Reg's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Reg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
73 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 73 births (35% of all-time use).
Reg by state
Where Reg concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 209 births nationwide.
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What to do with Reg's data
- Reg's decade-level peak was the 1940s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Regs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Reg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1936–1979 (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 Reg 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.