How Many People Are Named Regan?
An estimated 19,107 people in the United States have the first name Regan. It is used for both genders, with 81.3% female. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Regan peaked in popularity in 2001 with 810 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Regan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Regan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,107
About 1 in 17,939 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
81.3% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
810 births
Total Registered
19,956
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Regan
Regan is predominantly female (81.3%), though 3,730 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Regan as a male name
Ranked #4,035 in 2024
27 male births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (89 births)
Regan as a female name
Ranked #2,357 in 2024
78 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (747 births)
Regan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Regan span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6,697 babies were registered. Regan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Regan by Decade
How has Regan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Regan by State
Birth registrations for Regan span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Wyoming, Hawaii, District of Columbia. On average, about 300 Regans were registered per state.
Regan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Regan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Regan
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Regan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Regan?
We estimate approximately 19,107 people named Regan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 17,939 Americans share this first name.
Is Regan a common name?
Regan is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,956 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Regan most popular?
Regan reached peak popularity in 2001, when 810 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Regan is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Regan a female name?
Regan is predominantly female. 81.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Regan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Regan Smith, Regan Johnson, Regan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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