Regina

Where Regina comes from

Borrowed from Latin rēgīna (“queen”). The given name originally referred to the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven. The Canadian city was named for Queen Victoria, as suggested by Princess Louise. Doublet of rani.
— Wiktionary's entry for Regina
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #254 among girls — 36 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1967
    Peak, #80
    4,362 babies named Regina — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1971
    Regina King born
    American actress and director
  4. 1979
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #134.
  5. 1980
    Regina Spektor born
    American musician
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Regina King · American actress and director, born 1971
  • Regina Spektor · American musician, born 1980
  • Regina Hall · American actress, born 1970
  • Regina Duarte · Brazilian actress, born 1947
  • Regina Jonas · first woman to be ordained as a rabbi, 1902–1944

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.