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

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Peak · girls
1967 · 4,362 births
Debut · girls
36 births
In top 100 · girls
11 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
184,272
since 1880

Regina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #80, 1967girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#395786—
2024#342911—
2023#329940—
2022#349910—
2021#426738—
2020#432710—
2019#418754—
2018#405762—
2017#416766—
2016#439735—
2015#515608—
2014#524589—
2013#574503—
2012#575509—
2011#558523—
2010#585501—
2009#711405—
2008#684444—
2007#578520—
2006#595489—
2005#594477—
2004#644425—
2003#625429—
2002#625408—
2001#567455—
2000#528499—
1999#548461—
1998#503509—
1997#443576—
1996#412629—
1995#403650—
1994#381666—
1993#344744—
1992#330814—
1991#310873#7,2716
1990#280993#7,1786
1989#272990#4,27112
1988#2471,065#6,4266
1987#2241,200#4,5739
1986#2051,269—
1985#2041,275#3,59912
1984#1831,490#4,5528
1983#1681,651#5,4846
1982#1721,713#3,69211
1981#1511,880#4,1539
1980#1432,045#3,09814
1979#1342,119#3,01814
1978#1292,188#4,5547
1977#1242,325#2,27020
1976#1162,275#3,09512
1975#1112,569#2,90213
1974#1132,587#3,12011
1973#1092,843#2,31117
1972#1043,106#2,99111
1971#903,874#1,91622
1970#864,433#2,12518
1969#864,267#2,21715
1968#814,295#1,89418
1967#804,362#1,50726
1966#824,295#1,96316
1965#824,548#1,77420
1964#835,001#1,90018
1963#924,710#2,11515
1962#915,002#1,96217
1961#984,764#2,53811
1960#1054,583#1,85819
1959#1163,940#3,0378
1958#1203,826#2,37012
1957#1233,665#2,37512
1956#1253,422#3,2167
1955#1273,370#2,7649
1954#1372,716#2,31612
1953#1322,712—
1952#1392,558#3,7345
1951#1372,422#3,7145
1950#1432,166—
1949#1392,266#2,6069
1948#1322,292#3,6685
1947#1861,491#3,7335
1946#1971,233—
1945#201984—
1944#208944#3,4305
1943#1951,084#2,7328
1942#209973#3,2126
1941#237727#3,1336
1940#236719—
1939#235690—
1938#239686—
1937#230706—
1936#232703—
1935#246641—
1934#239682—
1933#238647—
1932#226714—
1931#216777—
1930#215799—
1929#208890#3,2477
1928#204956—
1927#205959—
1926#197997—
1925#1921,077—
1924#1841,226#3,5057
1923#1861,175—
1922#1871,136—
1921#1881,144—
1920#1861,116—
1919#1841,068—
1918#1811,132#3,7286
1917#1861,016—
1916#194921#3,8975
1915#191869#3,8255
1914#191694—
1913#208504—
1912#200483—
1911#206343—
1910#189359—
1909#216264—
1908#211256—
1907#209242—
1906#203229—
1905#203223—
1904#217198—
1903#197213—
1902#211198—
1901#188219—
1900#222201—
1899#242131—
1898#227167—
1897#206176—
1896#227149—
1895#232138—
1894#233131—
1893#248114—
1892#228128—
1891#235105—
1890#228114—
1889#23598—
1888#24292—
1887#25966—
1886#24869—
1885#23671—
1884#23367—
1883#28738—
1882#26543—
1881#24741—
1880#25436—
First appearance
1880

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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #125 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 489 girlsAKMaine: #228 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Regina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Regina, so not publishedNHWashington: #251 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,448 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Regina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Regina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Regina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #249 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,720 girlsMNIllinois: #173 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 967 girlsILWisconsin: #267 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,848 girlsWIMichigan: #205 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsMINew York: #171 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 926 girlsNYMassachusetts: #228 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,416 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Regina, so not publishedRIOregon: #249 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,362 girlsORNevada: #177 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 795 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Regina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Regina, so not publishedSDIowa: #174 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 941 girlsIAIndiana: #201 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsINOhio: #169 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 928 girlsOHPennsylvania: #142 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 752 girlsPANew Jersey: #147 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 750 girlsNJConnecticut: #266 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,751 girlsCTCalifornia: #157 for girls · 225 births · 1 in 825 girlsCAUtah: #334 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,050 girlsUTColorado: #217 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsCONebraska: #156 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 768 girlsNEMissouri: #163 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 870 girlsMOKentucky: #141 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 742 girlsKYWest Virginia: #245 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsWVVirginia: #158 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 880 girlsVAMaryland: #145 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 743 girlsMDDelaware: #89 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 372 girlsDEArizona: #121 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 593 girlsAZNew Mexico: #163 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 693 girlsNMKansas: #230 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,411 girlsKSArkansas: #136 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 638 girlsARTennessee: #136 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 684 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #117 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 561 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #122 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 559 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #109 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 410 girlsDCOklahoma: #171 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 903 girlsOKLouisiana: #139 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 704 girlsLAMississippi: #89 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 355 girlsMSAlabama: #132 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 607 girlsALGeorgia: #121 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 591 girlsGAHawaii: #69 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 285 girlsHITexas: #170 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 902 girlsTXFlorida: #153 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 834 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#69 · 1 in 285
  2. Mississippi#89 · 1 in 355
  3. Delaware#89 · 1 in 372
  4. District of Columbia#109 · 1 in 410
  5. North Carolina#117 · 1 in 561

Best ever in a state: #32 in Alabama, 1964.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#69181 in 285
Delaware#8981 in 372
Mississippi#89451 in 355
District of Columbia#109141 in 410
North Carolina#117611 in 561
Arizona#121341 in 593
Georgia#121591 in 591
South Carolina#122321 in 559
Alaska#12571 in 489
Alabama#132361 in 607
Arkansas#136201 in 638
Tennessee#136411 in 684
Louisiana#139451 in 704
Kentucky#141321 in 742
Pennsylvania#142931 in 752
Maryland#145301 in 743
New Jersey#147511 in 750
Florida#153681 in 834
Nebraska#156141 in 768
California#1572251 in 825
Virginia#158351 in 880
Missouri#163371 in 870
New Mexico#163141 in 693
Ohio#169771 in 928
Texas#1701441 in 902
New York#1711111 in 926
Oklahoma#171251 in 903
Illinois#173771 in 967
Iowa#174201 in 941
Nevada#17761 in 795
Indiana#201291 in 1,213
Michigan#205441 in 1,309
Colorado#217191 in 1,161
Maine#22851 in 1,248
Massachusetts#228231 in 1,416
Kansas#230111 in 1,411
West Virginia#24571 in 1,616
Minnesota#249171 in 1,720
Oregon#249121 in 1,362
Washington#251191 in 1,448
Connecticut#26691 in 1,751
Wisconsin#267171 in 1,848
Utah#33481 in 2,050
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
87 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1967 at #80 (4,362 births)
  • Births halved by 1979, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 11 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 11 yrs · run 1961–1971
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 379
  • Highest: 1 in 379 girls born in 1967 were named Regina (0.26%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,045 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 24.9% of all girls named Regina (45,827) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s621#233 (1884)#251
1890s1,353#206 (1897)#231
1900s2,243#188 (1901)#208
1910s7,389#181 (1918)#193
1920s10,676#184 (1924)#194
1930s7,045#215 (1930)#232
1940s12,713#132 (1948)#194
1950s30,797#116 (1959)#130
1960s45,827#80 (1967)#88
1970s28,319#86 (1970)#112
1980s14,578#143 (1980)#197
1990s6,915#280 (1990)#395
2000s4,551#528 (2000)#615
2010s6,250#405 (2018)#501
2020s4,995#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 1982

girls
#172
1,713 births · 1 in 989 girls
boys
#3,692
11 births · 1 in 164,950 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #172Regina1,713

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #3,692Regina11
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 989 of them was named Regina, which outranked 98.6% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Regina
  1. #169Morgan1,716
  2. #170Chelsea1,715
  3. #171Mandy1,714
  4. #172Regina1,713
  5. #173Krista1,695
  6. #174Suzanne1,626
  7. #175Hannah1,581
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 164,950 of them was named Regina, which outranked 49.9% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Regina
  1. #3,482Yoshio12
  2. #3,482Zebadiah12
  3. #3,482Zeth12
  4. #3,692Regina11
  5. #3,692Abbas11
  6. #3,692Alegandro11
  7. #3,692Alexius11
  8. #3,966Abdel10
  9. #3,966Able10
  10. #3,966Agapito10

Tied with 273 names at #3,692; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1982 →