Boys' name · since 1914
Reginal
Reginal has 2,589 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,805 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,589
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Reginal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,589 have been recorded since 1914.
Reginal has 2,589 recorded births among boys since 1914, 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 1914 to 2024.
- #2,805 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,589 born since 1914
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reginal ranks #2,805 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,589 born since 1914, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,805 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,589
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Reginal's 2,589 recorded births place it above 93.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Reginal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reginal's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 92, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reginal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2024
- Peak year (1970)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Reginal popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1971 (Reginal as girls' name)
Reginal by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (606 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Reginal's strongest decade.
606 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Reginal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 90
1920s
90 births
- 1930s 60
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 110
1940s
110 births
- 1950s
1950s
357 births
- 1960s
1960s
544 births
- 1970s
1970s
606 births
- 1980s
1980s
379 births
- 1990s 218
1990s
218 births
- 2000s 144
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 606 births (23% of all-time use).
How Reginal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Reginal's total volume
Reginal by state
Where Reginal concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 205 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 123 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 63 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 53 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 50 | 1.9% |
| #6 | California | | 32 | 1.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 28 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 26 | 1.0% |
205 of 2,589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Reginal appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reginal's data
- Reginal's decade-level peak was the 1970s (606 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Reginals (205 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Reginal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1914–2024 (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 Reginal 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.