Reagan
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- RAY-gan
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #968 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #248 for girls
Reagan is a name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 968th for boys in the UK (35 babies) and 248th for girls in the US (1,244 babies).
What does Reagan mean?
Irish: from the surname Ó Riagáin
From the Irish surname Ó Riagáin, descendant of Riagán; US president Ronald Reagan made it widely known.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Reagan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Reagan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 35 boys in the UK and 1,244 girls and 98 boys in the US.
How popular is Reagan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #968among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were named Reagan, making it the 968th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 812th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 85 boys. 7 girls were also named Reagan in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Reagan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 48% of the babies named Reagan in the UK in 1996, and 17% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,124th in England and Wales, 495th in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Reagan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #968 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 43 | #827 |
| 2022 | 45 | #792 |
| 2021 | 45 | #805 |
| 2020 | 42 | #812 |
| 2019 | 61 | #650 |
| 2018 | 73 | #576 |
| 2017 | 65 | #632 |
| 2016 | 76 | #564 |
| 2015 | 82 | #530 |
| 2014 | 64 | #613 |
| 2013 | 69 | #576 |
| 2012 | 61 | #634 |
| 2011 | 60 | #635 |
| 2010 | 66 | #575 |
| 2009 | 85 | #479 |
| 2008 | 58 | #616 |
| 2007 | 54 | #619 |
| 2006 | 45 | #679 |
| 2005 | 42 | #689 |
| 2004 | 45 | #616 |
| 2003 | 51 | #525 |
| 2002 | 41 | #566 |
| 2001 | 35 | #603 |
| 2000 | 49 | #475 |
| 1999 | 53 | #458 |
| 1998 | 52 | #457 |
| 1997 | 28 | #652 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Reagan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #248among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,244about 1 in 1,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,244 girls in the US were named Reagan, making it the 248th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 114th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 3,097 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956. 98 boys were also named Reagan in 2025 (1,677th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Reagan than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Reagan in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,887 girls in the US were given Reagan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #192, up from #248 for this spelling alone.
In 1963, 26% of the babies named Reagan in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 93%, with more girls than boys since 1973.
Reagan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,244 | #248 |
| 2024 | 1,297 | #244 |
| 2023 | 1,728 | #168 |
| 2022 | 1,988 | #147 |
| 2021 | 2,242 | #126 |
| 2020 | 2,373 | #114 |
| 2019 | 2,754 | #102 |
| 2018 | 2,820 | #107 |
| 2017 | 3,005 | #98 |
| 2016 | 3,097 | #98 |
| 2015 | 3,061 | #99 |
| 2014 | 2,903 | #106 |
| 2013 | 3,040 | #104 |
| 2012 | 3,088 | #97 |
| 2011 | 2,611 | #122 |
| 2010 | 2,480 | #127 |
| 2009 | 2,540 | #127 |
| 2008 | 2,385 | #142 |
| 2007 | 2,261 | #156 |
| 2006 | 2,238 | #156 |
| 2005 | 2,425 | #139 |
| 2004 | 2,269 | #145 |
| 2003 | 1,657 | #201 |
| 2002 | 1,624 | #198 |
| 2001 | 1,445 | #220 |
| 2000 | 1,131 | #286 |
| 1999 | 865 | #348 |
| 1998 | 889 | #332 |
| 1997 | 695 | #381 |
| 1996 | 567 | #446 |
| 1995 | 399 | #575 |
| 1994 | 298 | #701 |
| 1993 | 199 | #948 |
| 1992 | 140 | #1,241 |
| 1991 | 124 | #1,324 |
| 1990 | 88 | #1,666 |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,682 |
| 1988 | 72 | #1,755 |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,917 |
| 1986 | 54 | #2,002 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,881 |
| 1984 | 59 | #1,812 |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,838 |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,922 |
| 1981 | 110 | #1,193 |
| 1980 | 161 | #925 |
| 1979 | 139 | #1,015 |
| 1978 | 167 | #876 |
| 1977 | 146 | #947 |
| 1976 | 110 | #1,098 |
| 1975 | 133 | #947 |
| 1974 | 70 | #1,438 |
| 1973 | 52 | #1,714 |
| 1972 | 20 | #3,177 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,955 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 23 | #2,768 |
| 1968 | 19 | #2,969 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,265 |
| 1965 | 11 | #3,951 |
| 1964 | 22 | #2,674 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
Names like Reagan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Finn Keegan Aiden Rowan Conan Regan Declan Kian Caelan Brody Kayden
Other spellings of Reagan
Names related to Reagan
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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, “Reagan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/reagan, updated 20 October 2026.