English use
Source-reportedA male given name transferred from the surname.
Source for this definition
- Regan — English definition (English Wiktionary via Kaikki)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Regan is a unisex given name documented in English.
These definitions describe particular language uses. They are separate from literal name meanings.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A female given name transferred from the surname or from the name of the evil daughter of King Lear. William Shakespeare may have got the name from the ultimately same Irish source.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 80 girls (rank 2276). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Regan
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | 5 | 4,286 | observed |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 8 | 2,690 | observed |
| 1947 | 20 | 1,696 | observed |
| 1948 | 18 | 1,758 | observed |
| 1949 | 27 | 1,409 | observed |
| 1950 | 29 | 1,340 | observed |
| 1951 | 32 | 1,295 | observed |
| 1952 | 30 | 1,378 | observed |
| 1953 | 40 | 1,170 | observed |
| 1954 | 29 | 1,408 | observed |
| 1955 | 26 | 1,503 | observed |
| 1956 | 37 | 1,257 | observed |
| 1957 | 23 | 1,673 | observed |
| 1958 | 29 | 1,446 | observed |
| 1959 | 36 | 1,302 | observed |
| 1960 | 59 | 996 | observed |
| 1961 | 69 | 915 | observed |
| 1962 | 54 | 1,038 | observed |
| 1963 | 60 | 971 | observed |
| 1964 | 85 | 815 | observed |
| 1965 | 75 | 847 | observed |
| 1966 | 76 | 835 | observed |
| 1967 | 40 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1968 | 27 | 1,506 | observed |
| 1969 | 38 | 1,280 | observed |
| 1970 | 31 | 1,523 | observed |
| 1971 | 30 | 1,597 | observed |
| 1972 | 29 | 1,603 | observed |
| 1973 | 43 | 1,253 | observed |
| 1974 | 37 | 1,409 | observed |
| 1975 | 76 | 938 | observed |
| 1976 | 49 | 1,238 | observed |
| 1977 | 57 | 1,158 | observed |
| 1978 | 78 | 977 | observed |
| 1979 | 89 | 930 | observed |
| 1980 | 80 | 1,010 | observed |
| 1981 | 37 | 1,602 | observed |
| 1982 | 32 | 1,774 | observed |
| 1983 | 29 | 1,864 | observed |
| 1984 | 30 | 1,842 | observed |
| 1985 | 33 | 1,794 | observed |
| 1986 | 23 | 2,360 | observed |
| 1987 | 39 | 1,709 | observed |
| 1988 | 35 | 1,879 | observed |
| 1989 | 45 | 1,705 | observed |
| 1990 | 50 | 1,635 | observed |
| 1991 | 49 | 1,677 | observed |
| 1992 | 42 | 1,914 | observed |
| 1993 | 64 | 1,460 | observed |
| 1994 | 68 | 1,421 | observed |
| 1995 | 52 | 1,706 | observed |
| 1996 | 54 | 1,725 | observed |
| 1997 | 75 | 1,438 | observed |
| 1998 | 57 | 1,768 | observed |
| 1999 | 59 | 1,733 | observed |
| 2000 | 79 | 1,514 | observed |
| 2001 | 63 | 1,777 | observed |
| 2002 | 61 | 1,851 | observed |
| 2003 | 55 | 2,055 | observed |
| 2004 | 64 | 1,911 | observed |
| 2005 | 58 | 2,114 | observed |
| 2006 | 61 | 2,126 | observed |
| 2007 | 81 | 1,795 | observed |
| 2008 | 73 | 1,948 | observed |
| 2009 | 60 | 2,203 | observed |
| 2010 | 54 | 2,354 | observed |
| 2011 | 61 | 2,145 | observed |
| 2012 | 58 | 2,238 | observed |
| 2013 | 45 | 2,623 | observed |
| 2014 | 52 | 2,429 | observed |
| 2015 | 50 | 2,486 | observed |
| 2016 | 46 | 2,661 | observed |
| 2017 | 56 | 2,319 | observed |
| 2018 | 37 | 3,106 | observed |
| 2019 | 35 | 3,259 | observed |
| 2020 | 28 | 3,734 | observed |
| 2021 | 29 | 3,740 | observed |
| 2022 | 22 | 4,570 | observed |
| 2023 | 30 | 3,712 | observed |
| 2024 | 27 | 3,986 | observed |
| 2025 | 17 | 5,399 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Regan” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
New Zealand — DIA published top 100 baby first names per sex, 1954–2025
Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), New Zealand · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
