Reagan
#248 for girls in 2025, 1,244 births · #1,677 for boys in 2025, 98 births
Given to girls 89.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2012 · 3,088 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 4 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 65,739since 1956
Reagan over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #248 | 1,244 | #1,677 | 98 |
| 2024 | #244 | 1,297 | #1,573 | 110 |
| 2023 | #168 | 1,728 | #1,530 | 115 |
| 2022 | #147 | 1,988 | #1,306 | 145 |
| 2021 | #126 | 2,242 | #1,182 | 166 |
| 2020 | #114 | 2,373 | #1,196 | 160 |
| 2019 | #102 | 2,754 | #1,047 | 196 |
| 2018 | #107 | 2,820 | #1,018 | 202 |
| 2017 | #98 | 3,005 | #972 | 213 |
| 2016 | #98 | 3,097 | #999 | 204 |
| 2015 | #99 | 3,061 | #993 | 207 |
| 2014 | #106 | 2,903 | #999 | 206 |
| 2013 | #104 | 3,040 | #955 | 209 |
| 2012 | #97 | 3,088 | #893 | 234 |
| 2011 | #122 | 2,611 | #889 | 232 |
| 2010 | #127 | 2,480 | #971 | 203 |
| 2009 | #127 | 2,540 | #953 | 211 |
| 2008 | #142 | 2,385 | #977 | 204 |
| 2007 | #156 | 2,261 | #853 | 247 |
| 2006 | #156 | 2,238 | #792 | 260 |
| 2005 | #139 | 2,425 | #691 | 299 |
| 2004 | #145 | 2,269 | #596 | 366 |
| 2003 | #201 | 1,657 | #861 | 200 |
| 2002 | #198 | 1,624 | #774 | 223 |
| 2001 | #220 | 1,445 | #742 | 235 |
| 2000 | #286 | 1,131 | #875 | 180 |
| 1999 | #348 | 865 | #805 | 190 |
| 1998 | #332 | 889 | #925 | 153 |
| 1997 | #381 | 695 | #852 | 166 |
| 1996 | #446 | 567 | #930 | 140 |
| 1995 | #575 | 399 | #1,014 | 120 |
| 1994 | #702 | 298 | #1,268 | 85 |
| 1993 | #949 | 199 | #1,321 | 74 |
| 1992 | #1,243 | 140 | #1,731 | 49 |
| 1991 | #1,328 | 124 | #1,744 | 46 |
| 1990 | #1,670 | 88 | #1,587 | 52 |
| 1989 | #1,686 | 81 | #1,793 | 42 |
| 1988 | #1,757 | 72 | #1,618 | 44 |
| 1987 | #1,918 | 59 | #1,734 | 38 |
| 1986 | #2,003 | 54 | #1,873 | 32 |
| 1985 | #1,882 | 59 | #1,724 | 35 |
| 1984 | #1,812 | 59 | #1,933 | 28 |
| 1983 | #1,839 | 57 | #1,822 | 30 |
| 1982 | #1,922 | 55 | #1,815 | 31 |
| 1981 | #1,193 | 110 | #1,309 | 50 |
| 1980 | #925 | 161 | #1,204 | 58 |
| 1979 | #1,015 | 139 | #1,390 | 45 |
| 1978 | #876 | 167 | #1,229 | 53 |
| 1977 | #947 | 146 | #1,187 | 55 |
| 1976 | #1,098 | 110 | #1,828 | 27 |
| 1975 | #947 | 133 | #1,429 | 38 |
| 1974 | #1,438 | 70 | #1,471 | 35 |
| 1973 | #1,714 | 52 | #1,548 | 31 |
| 1972 | #3,177 | 20 | #1,819 | 24 |
| 1971 | #2,955 | 23 | #1,441 | 35 |
| 1970 | #3,208 | 20 | #1,494 | 32 |
| 1969 | #2,768 | 23 | #1,492 | 29 |
| 1968 | #2,969 | 19 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #1,411 | 29 |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | #1,484 | 27 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #1,595 | 24 |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | #1,581 | 25 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #1,338 | 34 |
| 1962 | — | #1,713 | 22 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,900 | 9 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,973 | 17 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,677 | 22 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,751 | 21 | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,887 | 17 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,630 | 22 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,615 | 22 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,489 | 25 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,572 | 22 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,754 | 18 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,758 | 18 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,169 | 13 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,813 | 16 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,009 | 12 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,309 | 10 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,042 | 13 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,872 | 7 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,871 | 7 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
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| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,651 | 9 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
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| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
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| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
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| 1922 | — | #3,872 | 6 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
| 1919 | — | #4,168 | 5 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,543 | 10 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
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| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Reagan! It came in at #4,837, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1957–1962, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Reagan is popular in 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#40 · 1 in 181
- Wyoming#47 · 1 in 120
- Alaska#51 · 1 in 171
- Idaho#54 · 1 in 231
- North Dakota#55 · 1 in 213
Best ever in a state: #17 in Wyoming, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #40 | 31 | 1 in 181 |
| Wyoming | #47 | 8 | 1 in 120 |
| Alaska | #51 | 12 | 1 in 171 |
| Idaho | #54 | 26 | 1 in 231 |
| North Dakota | #55 | 14 | 1 in 213 |
| Ohio | #61 | 148 | 1 in 345 |
| South Dakota | #61 | 14 | 1 in 219 |
| Kentucky | #63 | 56 | 1 in 317 |
| Indiana | #64 | 92 | 1 in 323 |
| Virginia | #64 | 102 | 1 in 352 |
| Alabama | #66 | 57 | 1 in 328 |
| Maryland | #67 | 68 | 1 in 343 |
| Nebraska | #67 | 26 | 1 in 288 |
| Tennessee | #69 | 86 | 1 in 363 |
| Georgia | #70 | 111 | 1 in 417 |
| Mississippi | #73 | 30 | 1 in 358 |
| Delaware | #76 | 10 | 1 in 248 |
| Colorado | #78 | 59 | 1 in 377 |
| Missouri | #78 | 70 | 1 in 378 |
| Pennsylvania | #78 | 130 | 1 in 387 |
| Arkansas | #81 | 33 | 1 in 334 |
| District of Columbia | #81 | 12 | 1 in 253 |
| Iowa | #83 | 31 | 1 in 396 |
| North Carolina | #83 | 110 | 1 in 409 |
| Oklahoma | #87 | 38 | 1 in 412 |
| South Carolina | #88 | 44 | 1 in 402 |
| Wisconsin | #88 | 57 | 1 in 390 |
| Minnesota | #91 | 54 | 1 in 435 |
| Kansas | #92 | 30 | 1 in 402 |
| Michigan | #94 | 90 | 1 in 447 |
| Montana | #96 | 9 | 1 in 304 |
| Washington | #97 | 63 | 1 in 483 |
| Rhode Island | #103 | 9 | 1 in 310 |
| Illinois | #111 | 101 | 1 in 530 |
| Arizona | #117 | 53 | 1 in 554 |
| New Hampshire | #120 | 9 | 1 in 396 |
| Oregon | #124 | 28 | 1 in 500 |
| New Jersey | #125 | 59 | 1 in 609 |
| Louisiana | #131 | 35 | 1 in 560 |
| Texas | #133 | 235 | 1 in 676 |
| Utah | #137 | 29 | 1 in 575 |
| Florida | #147 | 121 | 1 in 703 |
| California | #156 | 234 | 1 in 810 |
| Maine | #156 | 7 | 1 in 487 |
| Nevada | #169 | 16 | 1 in 664 |
| New Mexico | #169 | 10 | 1 in 582 |
| Massachusetts | #179 | 31 | 1 in 794 |
| New York | #181 | 97 | 1 in 894 |
| Connecticut | #192 | 16 | 1 in 723 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Reagan
- 4 spots since 2024 (#244 → #248)
- 134 spots since 2020 (#114 → #248)
- 149 spots since 2015 (#99 → #248)
- Biggest jump: 491 spots in 1975 (#1,438 → #947)
- Biggest drop: 268 spots in 1981 (#925 → #1,193)
- Debuted 1956
- Peaked 2012 at #97 (3,088 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2015–2017
- Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1993–2025
- Highest: 1 in 570 girls born in 2012 were named Reagan (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,292 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
- 43.9% of all girls named Reagan (28,859) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1972, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | #4,837 (1956) | #4,837 |
| 1960s | 115 | #2,675 (1964) | #3,298 |
| 1970s | 880 | #876 (1978) | #1,738 |
| 1980s | 767 | #925 (1980) | #1,694 |
| 1990s | 4,264 | #332 (1998) | #797 |
| 2000s | 19,975 | #127 (2009) | #177 |
| 2010s | 28,859 | #97 (2012) | #106 |
| 2020s | 10,872 | #114 (2020) | #175 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Reagan in 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 603 of them was named Reagan, which outranked 99.4% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 8,991 of them was named Reagan, which outranked 92.8% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,012Yadiel204
- #1,016Abner203
- #1,016Robin203
- #1,018Reagan202
- #1,018Calum202
- #1,018Dimitri202
- #1,018Harris202
- #1,023Greysen201
- #1,023Konner201
- #1,023Lamar201
Tied with 4 names at #1,018; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.