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Reginald

Reginald holds the #1281 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 153 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #986 in 2020 to #1281 today. Its strongest year on record was 1968 (#117 nationally, 2,551 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Louisiana (#487 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1281
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#117
in 1968 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
153
boys named Reginald

Reginald popularity, 1880–2025

0.040%0.079%0.12%0.16%18801900192019401960198020002020#117 in 1968
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1968

Where Reginald is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025WI—Michigan: #715 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#715New York: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025IA—Illinois: #1023 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1023Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025IN—Ohio: #1111 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1111Pennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025CT—California: #1829 (8 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#1829Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025WV—Virginia: #971 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#971Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1040 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TN#1040North Carolina: #1028 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1028South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025OK—Louisiana: #487 (9 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)LA#487Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025AL—Georgia: #853 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#853Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Reginald in 2025HI—Texas: #1555 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1555Florida: #1056 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1056
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#487), Michigan (#715), Georgia (#853)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Reginald in the most recent year of SSA data.

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