How Many People Are Named Reagan Potter?

There are approximately 16 people named Reagan Potter living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Reagan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Potter. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

16

1 in 21,422,146 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Reagan: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Reagan. The peak year was 2012 with 3,322 births. The average person named Reagan today is 16 years old.

Male
Female
0 664 1K 2K 3K 3K 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Reagan

In the 2020 Census, the first name Reagan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (5.61%) and Hispanic (5.24%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Reagan in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Reagan rose or fell over time.

White
82.06%
Black
5.61%
Hispanic
5.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.61%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.48%
Two or More Races
5.02%

Ancestry of the Potter Surname

The surname Potter was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Potter in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
85.74%
Black
5.13%
Hispanic
3.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.76%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.75%
Two or More Races
4.20%

How we calculated this

The first name "Reagan" has an estimated frequency of 0.0207% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Potter" appears at a rate of 23.08 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Reagan are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 16 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Reagan Potter: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Reagan Potter?

We estimate approximately 16 people named Reagan Potter are alive in the United States today. The first name Reagan is shared by 71,023 Americans, and the surname Potter is shared by 79,121.

How rare is the name Reagan Potter?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. The first name Reagan is uncommon and the surname Potter is uncommon.

Is Reagan a male or female name?

Reagan is predominantly female, with 10.7% of bearers being male and 89.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 2012 and the average bearer today is 16 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Reagan?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Reagan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (5.61%) and Hispanic (5.24%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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