How Many People Are Named Reginal?
An estimated 2,145 people in the United States have the first name Reginal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Reginal peaked in popularity in 1970 with 92 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reginal 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 Reginal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,145
About 1 in 159,792 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1970
92 births
Total Registered
2,594
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reginal
Reginal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,594 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Reginal as a male name
Ranked #13,747 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (92 births)
Reginal as a female name
Ranked #9,272 in 1971
5 female births in 1971
Peak: 1971 (5 births)
Reginal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reginal span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 611 babies were registered. Reginal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Reginal by Decade
How has Reginal 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.
Reginal by State
Birth registrations for Reginal span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in New York, New Jersey, South Carolina. On average, about 57 Reginals were registered per state.
Reginal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reginal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Reginal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reginal?
We estimate approximately 2,145 people named Reginal 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 159,792 Americans share this first name.
Is Reginal a common name?
Reginal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,594 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reginal most popular?
Reginal reached peak popularity in 1970, when 92 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reginal is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reginal a male name?
Reginal is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reginal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reginal Smith, Reginal Johnson, Reginal 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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