Boys' name · since 1880
Reginald
Reginald has 111,551 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 111,551
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Reginald currently ranks #1281 among boys' names in America, with 111,551 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Reginald recorded 111,551 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #1281 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #290 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,281 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 111,551 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reginald ranks #290 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,281 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 111,551 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 111,551
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Reginald's 111,551 recorded births place it above 99.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Reginald compares
111,551 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Reginald's all-time total is 302x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reginald | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 111,551 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,647 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reginald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reginald's full recorded timeline at 1953, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 2,647 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reginald popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 2,647
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Reginald popularity over time - girls
757 total births recorded since 1920 (Reginald as girls' name)
Reginald by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (24,921 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Reginald's strongest decade.
24,921 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Reginald births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 131
1880s
131 births
- 1890s 231
1890s
231 births
- 1900s 439
1900s
439 births
- 1910s 1,929
1910s
1,929 births
- 1920s 3,699
1920s
3,699 births
- 1930s 3,864
1930s
3,864 births
- 1940s 7,090
1940s
7,090 births
- 1950s
1950s
19,338 births
- 1960s
1960s
24,921 births
- 1970s
1970s
17,191 births
- 1980s
1980s
13,500 births
- 1990s 9,724
1990s
9,724 births
- 2000s 5,271
2000s
5,271 births
- 2010s 3,068
2010s
3,068 births
- 2020s 1,155
2020s
1,155 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 24,921 births (22% of all-time use).
How Reginald 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 Reginald's total volume
Reginald by state
Where Reginald concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8,323 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 7,569 | 6.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6,726 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6,712 | 6.0% |
| #5 | California | | 6,219 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6,162 | 5.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6,101 | 5.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5,494 | 4.9% |
8,323 of 111,551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Reginald appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reginald's data
- Reginald's decade-level peak was the 1960s (24,921 total births); usage has since declined to 1,155 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Reginalds (8,323 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 Reginald: 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 Reginald 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.