Boys' name · since 1959

Regnald

58 babies named Regnald in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,167 of 45,481
all-time among boys
58
born since 1959
1960s
peak decade

58 boys have been named Regnald since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Regnald has 58 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1985.

  • #21,167 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 58 born since 1959
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Regnald ranks #21,167 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1959, peaking in the 1960s.

#21,167 of 45,481
all-time among boys
58
born since 1959
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Regnald's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Regnald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Regnald splits its recorded history at 1973: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Regnald popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1985

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1969)
7
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19591962196319661969197319741978197919801985 5

Regnald by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (22 births, 38% of the file).

1960s was Regnald's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Regnald births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 22 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Regnald?
Regnald has been given to 58 babies in the U.S. since 1959, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,167 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1985. 7 babies were born in 1969, its single highest year.
Where does Regnald sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Regnald ranks #21,167 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Regnald most popular?
Regnald was most popular in the 1960s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Regnald been used?
Records for Regnald go back to 1959, giving 27 years of history through 1985.
What names are similar to Regnald?
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.

What to do with Regnald's data

  • Regnald's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1980s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Regnald

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Regnald

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Regnald: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1959–1985 (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 Regnald 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.