Reggie — #1965 US boys' name
12,191 babies named Reggie in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 86% of names given to boys today.
19% of everyone ever named Reggie was born in this single decade.
318 babies were named Reggie in 1979 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Reggie
The Social Security Administration has registered 12,191 babies named Reggie between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reggie currently holds the #1965 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 318 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Reggie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 2,295 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Reggie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,060 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Reggie in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Reggie 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 12,191 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.
Reggie at a glance
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Reggie popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1906
- Peak year (1979)
- 318
- Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
Currently ranks #1965 among boys.
12,191 total births across 119 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1979 with 318 births in a single year.
Reggie popularity over time — girls
539 total births recorded since 1908 (Reggie as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Reggie accounts for 4% of total recorded use across both genders.
Reggie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 2,295 births that decade — 19% of Reggie's all-time total
Reggie decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,295 births
- Runner-up 2,104 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Reggie's strongest decade
2,295 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 19% of all-time use.
Reggie by state
Where Reggie concentrates geographically — total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,060 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 760 | 6.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 584 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 581 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 510 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 504 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 471 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 427 | 3.5% |
1,060 of 12,191 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.7% of nationwide
- Texas 6.2% of nationwide
- North Carolina 4.8% of nationwide
- New York 4.8% of nationwide
- Louisiana 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 36 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Reggie appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1906–2024 (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.