US rank #1965 Boys' name Peak 1979 12,191 births

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.

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#1965
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Reggie was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

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

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,191

Since 1906

119 years of records

Peak year

1979

318 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#1,965

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1906

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2024

Reggie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1906

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
318
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
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Reggie popularity over time — girls

539 total births recorded since 1908 (Reggie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 539 births
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Reggie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
2,295 births that decade — 19% of Reggie's all-time total
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Reggie by state

Where Reggie concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Reggie
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%
California share of Reggie's total US births 8.7%
Even split

1,060 of 12,191 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Reggie appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reggie?
12,191 babies have been named Reggie since 1906. It currently ranks #1965 among boys. The peak year was 1979 with 318 births.
When was Reggie most popular?
Reggie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 2,295 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Reggie most popular?
The top states for the name Reggie are California (1,060 births), Texas (760 births), North Carolina (584 births).
How long has the name Reggie been used?
Reggie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 119 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Reggie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reginald, Regis, Regan, Reginal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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.