Recorded 1915–2022 Girls' name Peak 1994 1,388 births

Regine — girls' name

1,388 babies named Regine in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Regine was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

174 babies were named Regine in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Regine

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,388 babies named Regine between 1915 and 2022, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Regine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 174 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Regine performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 618 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Regine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 326 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Regine in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Regine 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 1,388 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.

Regine at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,388

Since 1915

108 years of records

Peak year

1994

174 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1915

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2022

Regine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1915

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1994)
174
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Regine by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
618 births that decade — 45% of Regine's all-time total
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Regine by state

Where Regine concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Regine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
326 23.5%
#2 California
76 5.5%
#3 Florida
67 4.8%
#4 Illinois
44 3.2%
#5 Texas
19 1.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
15 1.1%
#7 Michigan
13 0.9%
#8 Louisiana
9 0.6%
New York share of Regine's total US births 23.5%
Even split

326 of 1,388 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Regine appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Regine?
1,388 babies have been named Regine since 1915. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1994 with 174 births.
When was Regine most popular?
Regine was most popular in the 1990s decade with 618 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Regine most popular?
The top states for the name Regine are New York (326 births), California (76 births), Florida (67 births).
How long has the name Regine been used?
Regine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 108 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Regine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Regina, Regan, Regena, Regenia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1915–2022 (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.