Mostly girls · peaked in 2012
Reagan name popularity since 1925
73,509 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Reagan (89.4% girls, 10.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Reagan is about 14 years old in 2026. Reagan peaked in 2012 as the #97 name for girls, and it ranked #248 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 73,509
- Named Reagan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #248
- for girls in 2025 (1,244 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 89.4% girls
- 65,739 girls · 7,770 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.84× its national share
Peak year is the year Reagan made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Reagan births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2016. Measured as a share of all babies, Reagan peaked in 2012.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Reagan became 5.3× more common, from 1 in 13,200 baby girls to 1 in 2,500.
- Steepest fall: Between 2019 and 2024, its share of baby girls fell by 51%, from 1 in 609 to 1 in 1,250.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Reagan's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Reagan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Reagan in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 11 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 41 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 128 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 7 | 194 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 115 | 233 | #4,141 |
| 1970s | 880 | 375 | #950 |
| 1980s | 767 | 388 | #1,896 |
| 1990s | 4,264 | 1,075 | #576 |
| 2000s | 19,975 | 2,425 | #139 |
| 2010s | 28,859 | 2,106 | #99 |
| 2020–25 | 10,872 | 794 | #248 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
46.5% of babies named Reagan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Reagan is most popular
The index compares Reagan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Reagan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.84× | 1,093 |
| Nevada | 1.68× | 419 |
| Texas | 1.63× | 8,963 |
| Georgia | 1.61× | 3,107 |
| Virginia | 1.61× | 2,533 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Reagan and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Reagan (this page) | 65,739 | 2012 |
| Raegan | 25,214 | 2019 |
| Reaghan | 1,116 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Reagan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Reagan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Reagan (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data