Girls' name · since 1880
Regina
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 184,272 babies named Regina, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #395 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 184,272
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Regina is the #395 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 184,272 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Regina has been recorded 184,272 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #395 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #217 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #395 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 184,272 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Regina ranks #217 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #395 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 184,272 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #395 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 184,272
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Regina's 184,272 recorded births place it above 99.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Regina compares
184,272 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Regina's all-time total is 490x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Regina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 184,272 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,002 | 21 | 19,840 |
Regina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Regina's full recorded timeline at 1953, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 36 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 5,002 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Regina popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 5,002
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Regina popularity over time - boys
563 total births recorded since 1915 (Regina as boys' name)
Regina by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (45,827 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Regina's strongest decade.
45,827 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Regina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 621
1880s
621 births
- 1890s 1,353
1890s
1,353 births
- 1900s 2,243
1900s
2,243 births
- 1910s 7,389
1910s
7,389 births
- 1920s 10,676
1920s
10,676 births
- 1930s 7,045
1930s
7,045 births
- 1940s 12,713
1940s
12,713 births
- 1950s
1950s
30,797 births
- 1960s
1960s
45,827 births
- 1970s
1970s
28,319 births
- 1980s 14,578
1980s
14,578 births
- 1990s 6,915
1990s
6,915 births
- 2000s 4,551
2000s
4,551 births
- 2010s 6,250
2010s
6,250 births
- 2020s 4,995
2020s
4,995 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 45,827 births (25% of all-time use).
How Regina 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 Regina's total volume
Regina by state
Where Regina concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18,167 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 15,595 | 8.5% |
| #3 | California | | 15,425 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 14,036 | 7.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 9,089 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 8,635 | 4.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 6,146 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5,149 | 2.8% |
18,167 of 184,272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Regina appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Regina's data
- Regina's decade-level peak was the 1960s (45,827 total births); usage has since declined to 4,995 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Reginas (18,167 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Regina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Regina 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.