Is Reagan a boy or girl name?
Reagan is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,292 girls and 110 boys were named Reagan, so 92.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 89.3% of the 72,228 US babies named Reagan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,571
- Girl rank, 2024
- #244
- Babies named Reagan since 1913
- 72,228
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 3,322 babies
Boys and girls named Reagan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 194 | 7 | 3.5% |
| 1960s | 233 | 115 | 33% |
| 1970s | 375 | 880 | 70.1% |
| 1980s | 389 | 768 | 66.4% |
| 1990s | 1,075 | 4,264 | 79.9% |
| 2000s | 2,425 | 19,975 | 89.2% |
| 2010s | 2,106 | 28,855 | 93.2% |
| 2020s | 696 | 9,620 | 93.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 110 | #1,571 | 1,292 | #244 |
| 2023 | 115 | #1,532 | 1,727 | #168 |
| 2022 | 145 | #1,306 | 1,988 | #147 |
| 2021 | 166 | #1,186 | 2,242 | #126 |
| 2020 | 160 | #1,198 | 2,371 | #114 |
| 2019 | 196 | #1,049 | 2,753 | #102 |
| 2018 | 202 | #1,021 | 2,819 | #107 |
| 2017 | 213 | #973 | 3,005 | #98 |
| 2016 | 204 | #1,004 | 3,096 | #98 |
| 2015 | 207 | #994 | 3,060 | #99 |
| 2014 | 206 | #1,001 | 2,903 | #106 |
| 2013 | 209 | #960 | 3,040 | #104 |
| 2012 | 234 | #895 | 3,088 | #97 |
| 2011 | 232 | #891 | 2,611 | #122 |
| 2010 | 203 | #974 | 2,480 | #127 |
| 2009 | 211 | #957 | 2,540 | #127 |
| 2008 | 204 | #978 | 2,385 | #143 |
| 2007 | 247 | #854 | 2,261 | #156 |
| 2006 | 260 | #793 | 2,238 | #156 |
| 2005 | 299 | #692 | 2,425 | #139 |
| 2004 | 366 | #596 | 2,269 | #145 |
| 2003 | 200 | #866 | 1,657 | #201 |
| 2002 | 223 | #776 | 1,624 | #199 |
| 2001 | 235 | #742 | 1,445 | #220 |
| 2000 | 180 | #879 | 1,131 | #286 |
| 1999 | 190 | #806 | 865 | #348 |
| 1998 | 153 | #926 | 889 | #333 |
| 1997 | 166 | #856 | 695 | #381 |
| 1996 | 140 | #933 | 567 | #447 |
| 1995 | 120 | #1,015 | 399 | #576 |
| 1994 | 85 | #1,273 | 298 | #705 |
| 1993 | 74 | #1,330 | 199 | #951 |
| 1992 | 49 | #1,744 | 140 | #1,244 |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,763 | 124 | #1,332 |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,608 | 88 | #1,684 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,823 | 81 | #1,697 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,638 | 72 | #1,766 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,752 | 59 | #1,939 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,909 | 54 | #2,018 |
| 1985 | 35 | #1,755 | 59 | #1,895 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,966 | 60 | #1,805 |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,807 | 57 | #1,852 |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,844 | 55 | #1,943 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,326 | 110 | #1,198 |
| 1980 | 58 | #1,211 | 161 | #932 |
| 1979 | 45 | #1,405 | 139 | #1,017 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,236 | 167 | #880 |
| 1977 | 55 | #1,196 | 146 | #952 |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,861 | 110 | #1,102 |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,447 | 133 | #950 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,497 | 70 | #1,443 |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,577 | 52 | #1,725 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,861 | 20 | #3,250 |
| 1971 | 35 | #1,459 | 23 | #3,038 |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,516 | 20 | #3,281 |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,521 | 23 | #2,823 |
| 1968 | 17 | #2,014 | 19 | #3,032 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,437 | 13 | #3,792 |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,507 | 15 | #3,366 |
| 1965 | 24 | #1,618 | 11 | #4,141 |
| 1964 | 25 | #1,604 | 22 | #2,727 |
| 1963 | 34 | #1,350 | 12 | #3,976 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 17 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,276 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,241 | 7 | #5,211 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,435 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,056 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,079 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,072 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,414 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,929 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,116 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,694 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,234 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,430 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,105 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,782 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,217 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,181 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,671 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,308 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,693 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,692 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,281 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,174 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Reagan reached #596 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #97 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Reagan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.