Regan
- Pronunciation
- [Re-gan]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Regal
- Origin
- Celtic
Regan Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 3,730 baby boys have been named Regan. The name peaked in 1979 with 89 US births that year (rank #934). In 2024, ranked #4035 nationally — 3,101 places below its 1979 peak.
Top States for Regan
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Regan births are: Texas (298), California (196), New York (87).
Other Celtic-Origin Names Like Regan
If you like Regan's Celtic origin, consider these related names: Adair, Adsaluta, Aengus, Ahearn, Aife. Browse all Celtic names →
5-Letter Names Starting with R
Names with Regan's exact length and starting letter: Rabab, Rabah, Radwa, Raena, Rafal.
Quick Facts About Regan
US Popularity History (2000–2013)
Annual US births named Regan by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2001 with 747 girls named Regan (girl rank #391 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2013, ranked #880 for girls (294 US births). That's 489 places below its 2001 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 Regan 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 Regan the strongest states are Iowa, Washington, Minnesota.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | #578 | 18 |
| 2 | Washington | #768 | 36 |
| 3 | Minnesota | #810 | 25 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | #992 | 43 |
| 5 | Ohio | #1,067 | 38 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | #1,067 | 38 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | #992 | 43 |
| 3 | Minnesota | #810 | 25 |
| 4 | Washington | #768 | 36 |
| 5 | Iowa | #578 | 18 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Regan in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Regan to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Regan against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).