Is Regan a boy or girl name?
Regan is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 78 girls and 27 boys were named Regan, so 74.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 81.3% of the 19,956 US babies named Regan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,035
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,357
- Babies named Regan since 1920
- 19,956
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 810 babies
Boys and girls named Regan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 73 | 42 | 36.5% |
| 1950s | 311 | 163 | 34.4% |
| 1960s | 583 | 359 | 38.1% |
| 1970s | 520 | 1,424 | 73.3% |
| 1980s | 383 | 1,273 | 76.9% |
| 1990s | 570 | 3,912 | 87.3% |
| 2000s | 655 | 6,042 | 90.2% |
| 2010s | 494 | 2,500 | 83.5% |
| 2020s | 136 | 511 | 79% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | #4,035 | 78 | #2,357 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,774 | 77 | #2,369 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,666 | 121 | #1,729 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,795 | 118 | #1,746 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,785 | 117 | #1,725 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,325 | 147 | #1,491 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,156 | 160 | #1,402 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,335 | 189 | #1,255 |
| 2016 | 46 | #2,679 | 216 | #1,169 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,517 | 262 | #1,024 |
| 2014 | 52 | #2,455 | 238 | #1,078 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,659 | 294 | #880 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,260 | 327 | #824 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,166 | 277 | #933 |
| 2010 | 54 | #2,368 | 390 | #723 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,223 | 401 | #726 |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,963 | 441 | #690 |
| 2007 | 81 | #1,809 | 558 | #548 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,142 | 518 | #568 |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,123 | 653 | #469 |
| 2004 | 64 | #1,927 | 726 | #420 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,074 | 669 | #448 |
| 2002 | 61 | #1,863 | 737 | #398 |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,792 | 747 | #391 |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,535 | 592 | #469 |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,745 | 611 | #440 |
| 1998 | 57 | #1,786 | 615 | #431 |
| 1997 | 75 | #1,451 | 564 | #450 |
| 1996 | 54 | #1,733 | 487 | #491 |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,728 | 397 | #579 |
| 1994 | 68 | #1,432 | 365 | #612 |
| 1993 | 64 | #1,469 | 285 | #739 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,948 | 220 | #896 |
| 1991 | 49 | #1,691 | 206 | #933 |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,656 | 162 | #1,090 |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,728 | 137 | #1,193 |
| 1988 | 35 | #1,902 | 116 | #1,265 |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,728 | 97 | #1,393 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,413 | 101 | #1,322 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,829 | 104 | #1,294 |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,875 | 120 | #1,142 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,894 | 88 | #1,367 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,805 | 82 | #1,469 |
| 1981 | 37 | #1,626 | 147 | #995 |
| 1980 | 80 | #1,015 | 281 | #653 |
| 1979 | 89 | #934 | 212 | #761 |
| 1978 | 78 | #981 | 189 | #794 |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,173 | 195 | #777 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,257 | 169 | #824 |
| 1975 | 76 | #943 | 220 | #681 |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,435 | 188 | #752 |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,265 | 109 | #1,064 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,634 | 72 | #1,391 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,626 | 35 | #2,288 |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,517 | 35 | #2,262 |
| 1969 | 38 | #1,295 | 39 | #2,019 |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,537 | 30 | #2,233 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,195 | 42 | #1,814 |
| 1966 | 76 | #840 | 47 | #1,641 |
| 1965 | 75 | #853 | 46 | #1,664 |
| 1964 | 85 | #822 | 50 | #1,628 |
| 1963 | 60 | #979 | 44 | #1,748 |
| 1962 | 54 | #1,044 | 31 | #2,148 |
| 1961 | 69 | #924 | 17 | #3,157 |
| 1960 | 59 | #1,004 | 13 | #3,645 |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,316 | 19 | #2,735 |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,472 | 16 | #3,056 |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,710 | 16 | #3,008 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,281 | 24 | #2,305 |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,531 | 20 | #2,532 |
| 1954 | 29 | #1,427 | 15 | #2,984 |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,181 | 13 | #3,233 |
| 1952 | 30 | #1,397 | 17 | #2,653 |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,325 | 10 | #3,661 |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,361 | 13 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,424 | 13 | #2,962 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,805 | 13 | #2,940 |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,724 | 10 | #3,651 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,859 | 6 | #4,841 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,835 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Regan reached #822 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #391 in 2001. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Regan
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.