Regis

Where Regis comes from

The dictionaries list Regis as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1897
    First appearance
    #1,057 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1917
    Peak, #599
    98 babies named Regis — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1931
    Regis Philbin born
    American television personality
  4. 1959
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,117.
  5. 1973
    Regis Felisberto Masarim born
    Brazilian association football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Regis Philbin · American television personality, 1931–2020
  • Regis Felisberto Masarim · Brazilian association football player, born 1973
  • Regis Toomey · American actor, 1898–1991
  • Regis Chakabva · Zimbabwean cricketer, born 1987
  • Regis Cordic · American actor, 1926–1999

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.