How Many People Are Named Reagan?
people named Reagan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,711 people in the US has this name
Based on 73,580 babies named Reagan in Social Security records from 1913 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,322 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ríagáin meaning "descendant of RIAGÁN". This surname was borne by American president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Reagan, 89.8% were girls and 10.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Reagan rose from 0% in the 1940s to 93.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Reagan alive today is about 15 years old, and 94% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 20 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Reagan first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 2012, to 3,322 babies. In 2025, 1,342 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Reagan never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #97, in 2012, and it was in the top 100 in 4 years between 2012 and 2017. In 2025 it ranked #248. Among boys, its best rank was #596, in 2004.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #248 | #1,687 |
| Best rank | #97 (2012) | #596 (2004) |
| Years in the top 100 | 4 (2012 to 2017) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #102 in the 2010s | #791 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Reagan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Reagan were born in Texas than in any other state: about 8,735 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Reagan was given 1.7 times as often in Nebraska, 1.6 times in Alabama and 1.6 times in Kentucky.
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