Raegan
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- RAY-gan
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #505 for girls
Raegan is a name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 505th for girls in the US (589 babies).
What does Raegan mean?
Irish: spelling of Reagan, from the surname Ó Riagáin
A spelling of Reagan, from the Irish surname Ó Riagáin, descendant of Riagán.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Raegan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Raegan has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 589 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Raegan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,076th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Raegan, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 26 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Raegan than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Raegan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 21 girls in the UK were given Raegan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,314, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.
- Raegan 14
- Reagan 7
In 2024, 78% of the babies named Raegan in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Raegan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,730 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,491 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,356 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,475 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,290 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 17 | #1,238 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 21 | #1,024 |
How popular is Raegan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 505th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 589 about 1 in 2,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 589 girls in the US were named Raegan, making it the 505th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 259th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 1,406 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963. 5 boys were also named Raegan in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Raegan than any year since 2003.
Half of all the girls named Raegan in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,887 girls in the US were given Raegan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #192, up from #505 for this spelling alone.
Raegan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 589 | #505 |
| 2024 | 683 | #458 |
| 2023 | 730 | #420 |
| 2022 | 994 | #324 |
| 2021 | 1,126 | #281 |
| 2020 | 1,172 | #259 |
| 2019 | 1,406 | #219 |
| 2018 | 1,245 | #264 |
| 2017 | 1,218 | #262 |
| 2016 | 1,133 | #282 |
| 2015 | 1,167 | #271 |
| 2014 | 1,025 | #323 |
| 2013 | 1,043 | #307 |
| 2012 | 1,082 | #295 |
| 2011 | 931 | #342 |
| 2010 | 889 | #359 |
| 2009 | 862 | #374 |
| 2008 | 816 | #395 |
| 2007 | 816 | #401 |
| 2006 | 727 | #438 |
| 2005 | 619 | #493 |
| 2004 | 598 | #492 |
| 2003 | 515 | #541 |
| 2002 | 524 | #522 |
| 2001 | 478 | #550 |
| 2000 | 411 | #618 |
| 1999 | 317 | #713 |
| 1998 | 284 | #757 |
| 1997 | 263 | #792 |
| 1996 | 181 | #1,030 |
| 1995 | 158 | #1,117 |
| 1994 | 123 | #1,354 |
| 1993 | 74 | #1,894 |
| 1992 | 59 | #2,234 |
| 1991 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 28 | #3,388 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 51 | #2,028 |
| 1980 | 85 | #1,433 |
| 1979 | 90 | #1,364 |
| 1978 | 76 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 81 | #1,380 |
| 1976 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1975 | 76 | #1,381 |
| 1974 | 54 | #1,688 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 18 | #2,936 |
| 1965 | 17 | #3,049 |
| 1964 | 20 | #2,824 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
Names like Raegan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan, Rowan, Caoimhe, Keira, Aoibheann, Eden, Eireann, Cassidy, Quinn, Bree, Tegan, Kiara
Other spellings of Raegan
Reagan, Reaghan, Reigan, Raegen, Raygan, Rheagan, Ragan, Raigan
Names related to Raegan
More Irish names
Oscar, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy, Callan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Raegan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raegan, updated 20 October 2026.