Regan
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- REE-gan
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #870 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,276 for girls
Regan is a name of Irish origin, meaning “little king”. In 2025 it ranked 870th for boys in the UK (40 babies) and 2,276th for girls in the US (80 babies).
What does Regan mean?
Irish: from the surname Ó Riagáin
“little king”
Anglicised from the Irish surname Ó Riagáin; Regan is also one of King Lear's two scheming daughters in Shakespeare.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Regan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Regan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 40 boys in the UK and 80 girls and 17 boys in the US.
How popular is Regan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 870th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40 about 1 in 7,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the UK were named Regan, making it the 870th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 515th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 268 boys. 4 girls were also named Regan in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Regan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were given Regan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #715, up from #870 for this spelling alone.
- Regan 40
- Reegan 6
In 2025, 9% of the babies named Regan in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 914th in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Regan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #870 |
| 2024 | 39 | #881 |
| 2023 | 45 | #807 |
| 2022 | 65 | #630 |
| 2021 | 56 | #707 |
| 2020 | 82 | #515 |
| 2019 | 95 | #473 |
| 2018 | 94 | #483 |
| 2017 | 93 | #488 |
| 2016 | 117 | #417 |
| 2015 | 110 | #431 |
| 2014 | 83 | #528 |
| 2013 | 108 | #430 |
| 2012 | 133 | #367 |
| 2011 | 140 | #351 |
| 2010 | 184 | #285 |
| 2009 | 184 | #270 |
| 2008 | 169 | #284 |
| 2007 | 167 | #269 |
| 2006 | 183 | #239 |
| 2005 | 163 | #240 |
| 2004 | 189 | #216 |
| 2003 | 200 | #203 |
| 2002 | 183 | #202 |
| 2001 | 170 | #210 |
| 2000 | 198 | #190 |
| 1999 | 264 | #147 |
| 1998 | 268 | #151 |
| 1997 | 171 | #214 |
| 1996 | 148 | #232 |
How popular is Regan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 80 about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 80 girls in the US were named Regan, making it the 2,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,721st. Its busiest year was 2001, with 747 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946. 17 boys were also named Regan in 2025 (5,397th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Regan in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 89 girls in the US were given Regan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,840, up from #2,276 for this spelling alone.
- Regan 80
- Rhegan 9
In 1947, 33% of the babies named Regan in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 82%, with more girls than boys since 1967.
Regan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #2,276 |
| 2024 | 78 | #2,347 |
| 2023 | 77 | #2,352 |
| 2022 | 121 | #1,720 |
| 2021 | 118 | #1,739 |
| 2020 | 117 | #1,721 |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,490 |
| 2018 | 160 | #1,399 |
| 2017 | 189 | #1,251 |
| 2016 | 216 | #1,164 |
| 2015 | 262 | #1,018 |
| 2014 | 238 | #1,074 |
| 2013 | 294 | #877 |
| 2012 | 327 | #823 |
| 2011 | 277 | #931 |
| 2010 | 390 | #722 |
| 2009 | 401 | #724 |
| 2008 | 441 | #688 |
| 2007 | 558 | #548 |
| 2006 | 518 | #568 |
| 2005 | 653 | #467 |
| 2004 | 726 | #420 |
| 2003 | 669 | #448 |
| 2002 | 737 | #397 |
| 2001 | 747 | #391 |
| 2000 | 592 | #469 |
| 1999 | 611 | #440 |
| 1998 | 615 | #431 |
| 1997 | 564 | #449 |
| 1996 | 487 | #490 |
| 1995 | 397 | #578 |
| 1994 | 365 | #612 |
| 1993 | 285 | #737 |
| 1992 | 220 | #890 |
| 1991 | 205 | #932 |
| 1990 | 163 | #1,078 |
| 1989 | 137 | #1,184 |
| 1988 | 116 | #1,260 |
| 1987 | 97 | #1,386 |
| 1986 | 101 | #1,314 |
| 1985 | 104 | #1,287 |
| 1984 | 120 | #1,137 |
| 1983 | 88 | #1,358 |
| 1982 | 82 | #1,461 |
| 1981 | 147 | #991 |
| 1980 | 281 | #650 |
| 1979 | 212 | #759 |
| 1978 | 189 | #791 |
| 1977 | 195 | #774 |
| 1976 | 169 | #823 |
| 1975 | 220 | #679 |
| 1974 | 188 | #751 |
| 1973 | 109 | #1,058 |
| 1972 | 72 | #1,380 |
| 1971 | 35 | #2,247 |
| 1970 | 36 | #2,203 |
| 1969 | 39 | #2,003 |
| 1968 | 30 | #2,205 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,783 |
| 1966 | 47 | #1,632 |
| 1965 | 46 | #1,655 |
| 1964 | 50 | #1,610 |
| 1963 | 44 | #1,737 |
| 1962 | 31 | #2,112 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,059 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 19 | #2,677 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,971 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,925 |
| 1956 | 24 | #2,248 |
| 1955 | 20 | #2,471 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,105 |
| 1952 | 17 | #2,580 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,908 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,849 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,827 |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
Names like Regan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Conan, Declan, Ronan, Rogan, Brogan, Brayden, Conlan, Aiden, Finn, Ryan, Keelan
Other spellings of Regan
Names related to Regan
Reign, Reagan, Raegan, Regina, Reigan, Ragan, Reigna, Raegen, Reginae
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin
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, “Regan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/regan, updated 20 October 2026.