Unisex name · since 1946
Regan
16,307 babies named Regan in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,283 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,307
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Regan is the #2283 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 16,307 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Regan recorded 16,307 times among girls since 1946, holding rank #2283 nationally today, ahead of 87% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #1,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,283 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,307 born since 1946
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Regan ranks #1,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,283 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,307 born since 1946, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,283 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,307
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
Regan's 16,307 recorded births place it above 98.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Regan compares
16,307 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Regan's all-time total is 43x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Regan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,307 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 747 | 21 | 19,840 |
Regan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Regan splits its recorded history at 1986: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 747 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Regan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 747
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Regan popularity over time - boys
3,746 total births recorded since 1920 (Regan as boys' name)
Regan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,042 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Regan's strongest decade.
6,042 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Regan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 163
1950s
163 births
- 1960s 359
1960s
359 births
- 1970s 1,425
1970s
1,425 births
- 1980s 1,273
1980s
1,273 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,912 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,042 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,500 births
- 2020s 591
2020s
591 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,042 births (37% of all-time use).
How Regan 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 Regan's total volume
Regan by state
Where Regan concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,258 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,084 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 959 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 676 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 635 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 554 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 500 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 444 | 2.7% |
1,258 of 16,307 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Regan appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Regan's data
- Regan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,042 total births); usage has since declined to 591 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Regans (1,258 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 Regan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Regan 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.