Reginald
Boy · REJ-i-nald · Germanic
Vintage revival
Reginald is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “counsel and rule”. In 2025 it ranked 242nd for boys in the UK (223 babies) and 1,281st for boys in the US (153 babies).
What does Reginald mean?
Germanic: via medieval Latin Reginaldus
“counsel and rule”
From medieval Latin Reginaldus, a form of Reynold; Reginald Perrin is the hero of David Nobbs's comic novels and TV series.
- Say it
- REJ-i-nald
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Is Reginald a girl's or a boy's name?
Reginald is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 223 boys in the UK and 153 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Reginald in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #242among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 223about 1 in 1,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 223 boys in the UK were named Reginald, making it the 242nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 245th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 226 boys.
Half of all the boys named Reginald in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 228th in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#20), 1914 (#24), 1924 (#31), 1934 (#41) and 1944 (#71).
Reginald in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 223 | #242 |
| 2024 | 206 | #257 |
| 2023 | 194 | #271 |
| 2022 | 226 | #235 |
| 2021 | 218 | #255 |
| 2020 | 222 | #245 |
| 2019 | 197 | #275 |
| 2018 | 179 | #304 |
| 2017 | 188 | #304 |
| 2016 | 169 | #325 |
| 2015 | 96 | #470 |
| 2014 | 78 | #548 |
| 2013 | 63 | #617 |
| 2012 | 40 | #852 |
| 2011 | 34 | #929 |
| 2010 | 35 | #911 |
| 2009 | 45 | #736 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Reginald in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,281among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 153about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 153 boys in the US were named Reginald, making it the 1,281st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 986th. Its busiest year was 1962, with 2,647 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Reginald than any year since 1912.
Half of all the boys named Reginald in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1983, the years shaded on the chart below.
Reginald in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153 | #1,281 |
| 2024 | 176 | #1,176 |
| 2023 | 192 | #1,105 |
| 2022 | 207 | #1,064 |
| 2021 | 211 | #1,032 |
| 2020 | 216 | #986 |
| 2019 | 249 | #882 |
| 2018 | 267 | #832 |
| 2017 | 263 | #841 |
| 2016 | 278 | #820 |
| 2015 | 253 | #880 |
| 2014 | 285 | #806 |
| 2013 | 351 | #684 |
| 2012 | 360 | #658 |
| 2011 | 359 | #654 |
| 2010 | 403 | #614 |
| 2009 | 429 | #602 |
| 2008 | 472 | #558 |
| 2007 | 493 | #524 |
| 2006 | 500 | #516 |
| 2005 | 494 | #501 |
| 2004 | 502 | #491 |
| 2003 | 531 | #472 |
| 2002 | 583 | #424 |
| 2001 | 567 | #429 |
| 2000 | 700 | #373 |
| 1999 | 682 | #381 |
| 1998 | 736 | #355 |
| 1997 | 763 | #339 |
| 1996 | 818 | #323 |
| 1995 | 863 | #305 |
| 1994 | 929 | #295 |
| 1993 | 1,143 | #250 |
| 1992 | 1,230 | #235 |
| 1991 | 1,276 | #233 |
| 1990 | 1,284 | #230 |
| 1989 | 1,298 | #215 |
| 1988 | 1,333 | #202 |
| 1987 | 1,336 | #196 |
| 1986 | 1,350 | #188 |
| 1985 | 1,312 | #192 |
| 1984 | 1,336 | #185 |
| 1983 | 1,268 | #193 |
| 1982 | 1,378 | #184 |
| 1981 | 1,409 | #179 |
| 1980 | 1,480 | #166 |
| 1979 | 1,655 | #157 |
| 1978 | 1,515 | #160 |
| 1977 | 1,520 | #157 |
| 1976 | 1,427 | #163 |
| 1975 | 1,500 | #162 |
| 1974 | 1,610 | #152 |
| 1973 | 1,630 | #152 |
| 1972 | 1,912 | #141 |
| 1971 | 2,115 | #141 |
| 1970 | 2,307 | #142 |
| 1969 | 2,422 | #125 |
| 1968 | 2,551 | #117 |
| 1967 | 2,402 | #126 |
| 1966 | 2,330 | #131 |
| 1965 | 2,470 | #128 |
| 1964 | 2,618 | #128 |
| 1963 | 2,570 | #132 |
| 1962 | 2,647 | #133 |
| 1961 | 2,469 | #144 |
| 1960 | 2,442 | #144 |
| 1959 | 2,422 | #144 |
| 1958 | 2,490 | #141 |
| 1957 | 2,418 | #142 |
| 1956 | 2,223 | #144 |
| 1955 | 2,075 | #144 |
| 1954 | 1,812 | #158 |
| 1953 | 1,640 | #165 |
| 1952 | 1,494 | #176 |
| 1951 | 1,467 | #174 |
| 1950 | 1,297 | #175 |
| 1949 | 1,092 | #189 |
| 1948 | 941 | #206 |
| 1947 | 895 | #214 |
| 1946 | 719 | #223 |
| 1945 | 587 | #228 |
| 1944 | 567 | #237 |
| 1943 | 613 | #236 |
| 1942 | 632 | #226 |
| 1941 | 530 | #241 |
| 1940 | 514 | #234 |
| 1939 | 402 | #273 |
| 1938 | 410 | #273 |
| 1937 | 389 | #276 |
| 1936 | 375 | #279 |
| 1935 | 350 | #291 |
| 1934 | 375 | #277 |
| 1933 | 341 | #286 |
| 1932 | 375 | #281 |
| 1931 | 423 | #265 |
| 1930 | 424 | #276 |
| 1929 | 437 | #266 |
| 1928 | 401 | #280 |
| 1927 | 446 | #270 |
| 1926 | 475 | #257 |
| 1925 | 429 | #275 |
| 1924 | 348 | #306 |
| 1923 | 335 | #314 |
| 1922 | 283 | #352 |
| 1921 | 271 | #367 |
| 1920 | 274 | #359 |
| 1919 | 244 | #370 |
| 1918 | 278 | #345 |
| 1917 | 261 | #343 |
| 1916 | 243 | #344 |
| 1915 | 244 | #337 |
| 1914 | 200 | #321 |
| 1913 | 180 | #295 |
| 1912 | 134 | #321 |
| 1911 | 86 | #285 |
| 1910 | 59 | #321 |
| 1909 | 56 | #307 |
| 1908 | 47 | #326 |
| 1907 | 47 | #310 |
| 1906 | 47 | #298 |
| 1905 | 53 | #270 |
| 1904 | 40 | #312 |
| 1903 | 48 | #266 |
| 1902 | 43 | #288 |
| 1901 | 31 | #318 |
| 1900 | 27 | #430 |
| 1899 | 25 | #362 |
| 1898 | 22 | #418 |
| 1897 | 18 | #459 |
| 1896 | 30 | #352 |
| 1895 | 26 | #368 |
| 1894 | 22 | #399 |
| 1893 | 23 | #371 |
| 1892 | 24 | #384 |
| 1891 | 22 | #364 |
| 1890 | 19 | #415 |
| 1889 | 14 | #498 |
| 1888 | 14 | #528 |
| 1887 | 11 | #544 |
| 1886 | 15 | #470 |
| 1885 | 16 | #462 |
| 1884 | 16 | #468 |
| 1883 | 12 | #527 |
| 1882 | 7 | #754 |
| 1881 | 12 | #503 |
| 1880 | 14 | #482 |
Nicknames for Reginald
- Reg 4 boys in the UK in 2025
- Reggie 1,412 boys in the UK in 2025
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