Girls' name · peaked in 1967
Regina name popularity since 1925
167,409 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Regina. Half of them were born in 1965 or earlier, so the typical Regina is about 61 years old in 2026. Regina peaked in 1967 as the #80 name for girls, and it ranked #395 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 167,409
- Named Regina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #395
- for girls in 2025 (786 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 166,869 girls · 540 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 2.05× its national share
Peak year is the year Regina 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.
Regina births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1962. Measured as a share of all babies, Regina peaked in 1967.
- Fastest rise: Between 1944 and 1949, Regina became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 1,410 baby girls to 1 in 755.
- Steepest fall: Between 1980 and 1985, its share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 812 to 1 in 1,350.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Regina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Regina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Regina 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 | 4,879 | 7 | – |
| 1930s | 7,045 | 0 | #247 |
| 1940s | 12,713 | 44 | #201 |
| 1950s | 30,797 | 70 | #127 |
| 1960s | 45,827 | 175 | #82 |
| 1970s | 28,319 | 145 | #111 |
| 1980s | 14,578 | 87 | #204 |
| 1990s | 6,915 | 12 | #403 |
| 2000s | 4,551 | 0 | #595 |
| 2010s | 6,250 | 0 | #516 |
| 2020–25 | 4,995 | 0 | #395 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.2% of babies named Regina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Regina is most popular
The index compares Regina'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 Regina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 2.05× | 1,564 |
| Alabama | 1.54× | 4,502 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.51× | 12,737 |
| Kentucky | 1.47× | 4,080 |
| West Virginia | 1.47× | 2,139 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Regina 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regina (this page) | 166,869 | 1967 |
| Regena | 2,533 | 1948 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Regina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Regina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Regina (1967).
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