Regina
#395 for girls in 2025, 786 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #7,271
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1967 · 4,362 births
- Debut · girls
- 36 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 11 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 184,272since 1880
Regina over time
Rank among girls' names. 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 | #395 | 786 | — | |
| 2024 | #342 | 911 | — | |
| 2023 | #329 | 940 | — | |
| 2022 | #349 | 910 | — | |
| 2021 | #426 | 738 | — | |
| 2020 | #432 | 710 | — | |
| 2019 | #418 | 754 | — | |
| 2018 | #405 | 762 | — | |
| 2017 | #416 | 766 | — | |
| 2016 | #439 | 735 | — | |
| 2015 | #515 | 608 | — | |
| 2014 | #524 | 589 | — | |
| 2013 | #574 | 503 | — | |
| 2012 | #575 | 509 | — | |
| 2011 | #558 | 523 | — | |
| 2010 | #585 | 501 | — | |
| 2009 | #711 | 405 | — | |
| 2008 | #684 | 444 | — | |
| 2007 | #578 | 520 | — | |
| 2006 | #595 | 489 | — | |
| 2005 | #594 | 477 | — | |
| 2004 | #644 | 425 | — | |
| 2003 | #625 | 429 | — | |
| 2002 | #625 | 408 | — | |
| 2001 | #567 | 455 | — | |
| 2000 | #528 | 499 | — | |
| 1999 | #548 | 461 | — | |
| 1998 | #503 | 509 | — | |
| 1997 | #443 | 576 | — | |
| 1996 | #412 | 629 | — | |
| 1995 | #403 | 650 | — | |
| 1994 | #381 | 666 | — | |
| 1993 | #344 | 744 | — | |
| 1992 | #330 | 814 | — | |
| 1991 | #310 | 873 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #280 | 993 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #272 | 990 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #247 | 1,065 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #224 | 1,200 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #205 | 1,269 | — | |
| 1985 | #204 | 1,275 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #183 | 1,490 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #168 | 1,651 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #172 | 1,713 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #151 | 1,880 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #143 | 2,045 | #3,098 | 14 |
| 1979 | #134 | 2,119 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #129 | 2,188 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #124 | 2,325 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | #116 | 2,275 | #3,095 | 12 |
| 1975 | #111 | 2,569 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #113 | 2,587 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #109 | 2,843 | #2,311 | 17 |
| 1972 | #104 | 3,106 | #2,991 | 11 |
| 1971 | #90 | 3,874 | #1,916 | 22 |
| 1970 | #86 | 4,433 | #2,125 | 18 |
| 1969 | #86 | 4,267 | #2,217 | 15 |
| 1968 | #81 | 4,295 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1967 | #80 | 4,362 | #1,507 | 26 |
| 1966 | #82 | 4,295 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #82 | 4,548 | #1,774 | 20 |
| 1964 | #83 | 5,001 | #1,900 | 18 |
| 1963 | #92 | 4,710 | #2,115 | 15 |
| 1962 | #91 | 5,002 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #98 | 4,764 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | #105 | 4,583 | #1,858 | 19 |
| 1959 | #116 | 3,940 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #120 | 3,826 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | #123 | 3,665 | #2,375 | 12 |
| 1956 | #125 | 3,422 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #127 | 3,370 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #137 | 2,716 | #2,316 | 12 |
| 1953 | #132 | 2,712 | — | |
| 1952 | #139 | 2,558 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #137 | 2,422 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #143 | 2,166 | — | |
| 1949 | #139 | 2,266 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #132 | 2,292 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #186 | 1,491 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #197 | 1,233 | — | |
| 1945 | #201 | 984 | — | |
| 1944 | #208 | 944 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #195 | 1,084 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #209 | 973 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #237 | 727 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #236 | 719 | — | |
| 1939 | #235 | 690 | — | |
| 1938 | #239 | 686 | — | |
| 1937 | #230 | 706 | — | |
| 1936 | #232 | 703 | — | |
| 1935 | #246 | 641 | — | |
| 1934 | #239 | 682 | — | |
| 1933 | #238 | 647 | — | |
| 1932 | #226 | 714 | — | |
| 1931 | #216 | 777 | — | |
| 1930 | #215 | 799 | — | |
| 1929 | #208 | 890 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #204 | 956 | — | |
| 1927 | #205 | 959 | — | |
| 1926 | #197 | 997 | — | |
| 1925 | #192 | 1,077 | — | |
| 1924 | #184 | 1,226 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #186 | 1,175 | — | |
| 1922 | #187 | 1,136 | — | |
| 1921 | #188 | 1,144 | — | |
| 1920 | #186 | 1,116 | — | |
| 1919 | #184 | 1,068 | — | |
| 1918 | #181 | 1,132 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #186 | 1,016 | — | |
| 1916 | #194 | 921 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #191 | 869 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #191 | 694 | — | |
| 1913 | #208 | 504 | — | |
| 1912 | #200 | 483 | — | |
| 1911 | #206 | 343 | — | |
| 1910 | #189 | 359 | — | |
| 1909 | #216 | 264 | — | |
| 1908 | #211 | 256 | — | |
| 1907 | #209 | 242 | — | |
| 1906 | #203 | 229 | — | |
| 1905 | #203 | 223 | — | |
| 1904 | #217 | 198 | — | |
| 1903 | #197 | 213 | — | |
| 1902 | #211 | 198 | — | |
| 1901 | #188 | 219 | — | |
| 1900 | #222 | 201 | — | |
| 1899 | #242 | 131 | — | |
| 1898 | #227 | 167 | — | |
| 1897 | #206 | 176 | — | |
| 1896 | #227 | 149 | — | |
| 1895 | #232 | 138 | — | |
| 1894 | #233 | 131 | — | |
| 1893 | #248 | 114 | — | |
| 1892 | #228 | 128 | — | |
| 1891 | #235 | 105 | — | |
| 1890 | #228 | 114 | — | |
| 1889 | #235 | 98 | — | |
| 1888 | #242 | 92 | — | |
| 1887 | #259 | 66 | — | |
| 1886 | #248 | 69 | — | |
| 1885 | #236 | 71 | — | |
| 1884 | #233 | 67 | — | |
| 1883 | #287 | 38 | — | |
| 1882 | #265 | 43 | — | |
| 1881 | #247 | 41 | — | |
| 1880 | #254 | 36 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Regina was already there! It came in at #254, and was given to 36 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 44 girls a year got the name.
Where Regina is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#66 · 1 in 270
- Pennsylvania#97 · 1 in 470
- District of Columbia#98 · 1 in 461
- Wisconsin#108 · 1 in 444
- North Dakota#110 · 1 in 417
Best ever in a state: #32 in Alabama, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #66 | 6 | 1 in 270 |
| Pennsylvania | #97 | 190 | 1 in 470 |
| District of Columbia | #98 | 5 | 1 in 461 |
| Wisconsin | #108 | 53 | 1 in 444 |
| Maryland | #110 | 20 | 1 in 602 |
| North Dakota | #110 | 18 | 1 in 417 |
| Connecticut | #112 | 24 | 1 in 545 |
| New Jersey | #112 | 53 | 1 in 542 |
| New York | #122 | 154 | 1 in 610 |
| Rhode Island | #139 | 7 | 1 in 706 |
| Massachusetts | #140 | 40 | 1 in 832 |
| Nebraska | #156 | 14 | 1 in 804 |
| Ohio | #159 | 49 | 1 in 979 |
| Colorado | #164 | 8 | 1 in 849 |
| Iowa | #168 | 22 | 1 in 941 |
| Michigan | #179 | 28 | 1 in 1,152 |
| Illinois | #185 | 45 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Minnesota | #186 | 18 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Maine | #206 | 5 | 1 in 1,144 |
| South Dakota | #209 | 5 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Missouri | #211 | 21 | 1 in 1,374 |
| Kansas | #213 | 11 | 1 in 1,345 |
| West Virginia | #241 | 10 | 1 in 1,519 |
| California | #249 | 11 | 1 in 1,778 |
| Indiana | #269 | 10 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Louisiana | #287 | 10 | 1 in 1,773 |
| Texas | #322 | 25 | 1 in 1,802 |
| Virginia | #364 | 6 | 1 in 4,045 |
| Kentucky | #417 | 6 | 1 in 4,008 |
| Georgia | #511 | 5 | 1 in 6,269 |
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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 Regina
- 53 spots since 2024 (#342 → #395)
- 37 spots since 2020 (#432 → #395)
- 120 spots since 2015 (#515 → #395)
- Biggest jump: 126 spots in 2010 (#711 → #585)
- Biggest drop: 106 spots in 2008 (#578 → #684)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1967 at #80 (4,362 births)
- Births halved by 1979, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 11 yrs · run 1961–1971
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 379 girls born in 1967 were named Regina (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,045 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 24.9% of all girls named Regina (45,827) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 621 | #233 (1884) | #251 |
| 1890s | 1,353 | #206 (1897) | #231 |
| 1900s | 2,243 | #188 (1901) | #208 |
| 1910s | 7,389 | #181 (1918) | #193 |
| 1920s | 10,676 | #184 (1924) | #194 |
| 1930s | 7,045 | #215 (1930) | #232 |
| 1940s | 12,713 | #132 (1948) | #194 |
| 1950s | 30,797 | #116 (1959) | #130 |
| 1960s | 45,827 | #80 (1967) | #88 |
| 1970s | 28,319 | #86 (1970) | #112 |
| 1980s | 14,578 | #143 (1980) | #197 |
| 1990s | 6,915 | #280 (1990) | #395 |
| 2000s | 4,551 | #528 (2000) | #615 |
| 2010s | 6,250 | #405 (2018) | #501 |
| 2020s | 4,995 | #329 (2023) | #379 |
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.
Regina in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 1,134 of them was named Regina, which outranked 96.2% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 178,016 of them was named Regina, which outranked 14.1% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 638 names at #3,897; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.