Raegan
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Spiritual Strength.
- Origin
- Irish
About the Name Raegan
Raegan is a modern American spelling variant of Reagan (see separate entry on Reagan for the Irish Ó Riagáin etymology meaning "little king" or "little ruler"). The Rae-spelling Raegan is essentially a 21st-century American invention, with the older Reagan E-spelling being the historically established form.
The two spellings (Raegan and Reagan) are tracked separately by SSA and represent the same underlying Irish surname. The Raegan spelling specifically appeals to parents seeking a more visually distinctive form. The name's American naming surge began through the 1990s and 2000s, partly through the legacy of US President Ronald Reagan (1911–2004, 40th US President 1981–1989) and partly through the broader American taste for Irish surnames as girls' first names.
Raegan's American climb is recent: the name climbed from outside the US top 1000 in 2005 to the US top 300 girls' rank by 2014 and the top 300 since. The name has been used predominantly for girls in modern American naming. Notable contemporary bearers include various American actresses and reality-TV personalities. The name's appeal sits in three contemporary American naming preferences: the surname-style sophistication, the popular two-syllable -an ending family, and the modern visual presence with the distinctive Rae-spelling. Two firm syllables, soft consonants, and tonal versatility across casual and formal registers. Common nicknames Rae (the dominant short form, casual and warm — also a popular standalone name on its own) and the rare Gan each carry distinct registers; the alternate spellings Reagan, Reegan, and Regan have their own SSA tracking. International forms include the original Irish Ó Riagáin.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Raegan
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Raegan by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2019 with 1,406 girls named Raegan (girl rank #219 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #506 for girls (589 US births). That's 287 places below its 2019 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Raegan Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Raegan the strongest states are Delaware, Rhode Island, Maine.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | #128 | 23 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | #151 | 29 |
| 3 | Maine | #157 | 48 |
| 4 | North Dakota | #158 | 22 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | #188 | 57 |
| 6 | West Virginia | #190 | 84 |
| 7 | Michigan | #210 | 430 |
| 8 | Idaho | #213 | 90 |
| 9 | Hawaii | #215 | 16 |
| 10 | Ohio | #232 | 500 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | #603 | 532 |
| 2 | California | #502 | 697 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | #417 | 120 |
| 4 | Kansas | #411 | 74 |
| 5 | Arizona | #397 | 177 |
| 6 | New York | #392 | 431 |
| 7 | New Jersey | #390 | 200 |
| 8 | Minnesota | #377 | 164 |
| 9 | New Mexico | #366 | 16 |
| 10 | Missouri | #347 | 199 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Raegan in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reagan | From The King. | Female | English |
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Compare Raegan to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Raegan against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).