How Many People Are Named Reggie?
An estimated 10,578 people in the United States have the first name Reggie. It is predominantly male (95.8%). The average bearer is 47 years old, and Reggie peaked in popularity in 1979 with 318 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reggie 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 Reggie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Reggie is overwhelmingly male, 539 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
10,578
About 1 in 32,403 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
95.8% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1979
318 births
Total Registered
12,730
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reggie
Reggie is predominantly male (95.8%), though 539 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Reggie as a male name
Ranked #1,977 in 2024
79 male births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (318 births)
Reggie as a female name
Ranked #6,847 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (20 births)
Reggie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reggie span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,317 babies were registered. Reggie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Reggie by Decade
How has Reggie 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.
Reggie by State
Birth registrations for Reggie span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Oregon, Colorado, Massachusetts. On average, about 211 Reggies were registered per state.
Reggie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reggie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Reggie
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Reggie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reggie?
We estimate approximately 10,578 people named Reggie 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 32,403 Americans share this first name.
Is Reggie a common name?
Reggie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,730 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reggie most popular?
Reggie reached peak popularity in 1979, when 318 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reggie is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reggie a male name?
Reggie is predominantly male. 95.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reggie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reggie Smith, Reggie Johnson, Reggie 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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