Recorded 1904–2008 Girls' name Peak 1948 2,730 births

Regena — girls' name

2,730 babies named Regena in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Regena was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

85 babies were named Regena in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Regena

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,730 babies named Regena between 1904 and 2008, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Regena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Regena performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 661 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Regena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 180 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Regena in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Regena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,730 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Regena at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

2,730

Since 1904

105 years of records

Peak year

1948

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1904

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2008

Regena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1904

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1948)
85
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Regena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
661 births that decade — 24% of Regena's all-time total
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Regena by state

Where Regena concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Regena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
180 6.6%
#2 Alabama
73 2.7%
#3 Tennessee
59 2.2%
#4 California
43 1.6%
#5 Florida
34 1.2%
#6 Kentucky
31 1.1%
#7 Arkansas
29 1.1%
#8 Ohio
23 0.8%
Texas share of Regena's total US births 6.6%
Even split

180 of 2,730 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Regena appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Regena?
2,730 babies have been named Regena since 1904. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1948 with 85 births.
When was Regena most popular?
Regena was most popular in the 1950s decade with 661 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Regena most popular?
The top states for the name Regena are Texas (180 births), Alabama (73 births), Tennessee (59 births).
How long has the name Regena been used?
Regena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 105 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Regena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Regina, Regan, Regenia, Regine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1904–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.