Total births
16
Boys' name · since 1962
Regi
Regi has 16 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1962–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Regi is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1962.
Regi has 16 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1979.
- 16 total births
- 1962–1979 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 boys have been named Regi since 1962, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.
- 16
- total births
- 1962–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Regi was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
6 babies were named Regi in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Regi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Regi splits its recorded history at 1977: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Regi at a glance
Last recorded 1979Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1962
Regi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1979
- Peak year (1979)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Regi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Regi's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Regi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Regi? ▼
Regi has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1962, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 6 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
When was Regi most popular? ▼
Regi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Regi been used? ▼
Records for Regi go back to 1962, giving 18 years of history through 1979.
What names are similar to Regi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reginald, Reggie, Regis, Regan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Regi
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Regi
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Reginal Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1962–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Regi: Baby Name Since 1962 - 16 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/regi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Regi 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 July 2026.