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Regina

Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#2,856 for girls
US rank, 2025
#395 for girls

Regina is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “queen”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 395th for girls in the US (786 babies).

What does Regina mean?

Latin

“queen”

A female given name from Latin.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is Regina a girl's or a boy's name?

Regina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 786 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Regina in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,856among girls
Babies in 2025
9about 1 in 31,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steadymuch the same
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Regina, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 17 girls.

Half of all the girls named Regina in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 17 in 20212025
Regina in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20259#2,856
202412#2,323
202312#2,329
20229#2,805
202117#1,794
202013#2,159
20195#4,214
201815#2,000
20177#3,395
20168#3,105
201510#2,629
20148#3,031
201312#2,309
20124#5,058
20118#3,041
20109#2,741
200910#2,478
20088#2,895
20079#2,543
200610#2,263
20058#2,555
20043#4,789
200310#1,954
20029#2,040
20017#2,341
20009#1,942
19997#2,295
19987#2,304
19977#2,281
199612#1,520

How popular is Regina in the US?

Rank in 2025
#395among girls
Babies in 2025
786about 1 in 2,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steadyup 18% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 786 girls in the US were named Regina, making it the 395th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 432nd. Its busiest year was 1962, with 5,002 girls.

Half of all the girls named Regina in the US since 1880 were born between 1951 and 1976, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 5,002 in 19622025
Regina in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025786#395
2024911#342
2023940#329
2022910#349
2021738#426
2020710#432
2019754#418
2018762#405
2017766#416
2016735#439
2015608#515
2014589#524
2013503#574
2012509#575
2011523#558
2010501#585
2009405#711
2008444#684
2007520#578
2006489#595
2005477#594
2004425#644
2003429#625
2002408#625
2001455#567
2000499#528
1999461#548
1998509#503
1997576#443
1996629#412
1995650#403
1994666#381
1993744#344
1992814#330
1991873#310
1990993#280
1989990#272
19881,065#247
19871,200#224
19861,269#205
19851,275#204
19841,490#183
19831,651#168
19821,713#172
19811,880#151
19802,045#143
19792,119#134
19782,188#129
19772,325#124
19762,275#116
19752,569#111
19742,587#113
19732,843#109
19723,106#104
19713,874#90
19704,433#86
19694,267#86
19684,295#81
19674,362#80
19664,295#82
19654,548#82
19645,001#83
19634,710#92
19625,002#91
19614,764#98
19604,583#105
19593,940#116
19583,826#120
19573,665#123
19563,422#125
19553,370#127
19542,716#137
19532,712#132
19522,558#139
19512,422#137
19502,166#143
19492,266#139
19482,292#132
19471,491#186
19461,233#197
1945984#201
1944944#208
19431,084#195
1942973#209
1941727#237
1940719#236
1939690#235
1938686#239
1937706#230
1936703#232
1935641#246
1934682#239
1933647#238
1932714#226
1931777#216
1930799#215
1929890#208
1928956#204
1927959#205
1926997#197
19251,077#192
19241,226#184
19231,175#186
19221,136#187
19211,144#188
19201,116#186
19191,068#184
19181,132#181
19171,016#186
1916921#194
1915869#191
1914694#191
1913504#208
1912483#200
1911343#206
1910359#189
1909264#216
1908256#211
1907242#209
1906229#203
1905223#203
1904198#217
1903213#197
1902198#211
1901219#188
1900201#222
1899131#242
1898167#227
1897176#206
1896149#227
1895138#232
1894131#233
1893114#248
1892128#228
1891105#235
1890114#228
188998#235
188892#242
188766#259
188669#248
188571#236
188467#233
188338#287
188243#265
188141#247
188036#254

Names like Regina

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Rosa Rosie Nora Clara Diana Aurora Rosanna Alma Rose Flora Maria Bonnie

Names related to Regina

Reign Regan Reigna Reginae Reigan Reghan Reighan Regine

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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, “Regina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/regina, updated 20 October 2026.