# Reg (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/reg/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɛd͡ʒ/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 209 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 209 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 31, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Shortening.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 8 | 3,052 |
| 1953 | 8 | 3,091 |
| 1955 | 5 | 4,277 |
| 1956 | 8 | 3,147 |
| 1957 | 10 | 2,785 |
| 1958 | 16 | 2,078 |
| 1959 | 11 | 2,633 |
| 1960 | 10 | 2,829 |
| 1961 | 6 | 3,969 |
| 1962 | 7 | 3,564 |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,534 |
| 1965 | 6 | 3,842 |
| 1966 | 6 | 3,846 |
| 1968 | 7 | 3,610 |
| 1979 | 5 | 6,844 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | 2,870 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4,747 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,275 |

## People named Reg

- Reg E. Cathey, American actor (1958-2018)
- Reg Park, British bodybuilder and actor (1928-2007)
- Reg Presley, British singer (1941–2013)
- Reg Varney, British actor (1916–2008)
- Reg Lewis, American bodybuilder and actor (1936–2021)
- Reg Noble, Canadian ice hockey player (1896–1962)
- Reg Allen, English footballer (1919-1976)
- Reg Lewis, English footballer (1920-1997)
- Reg Rogers, American actor
- Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (1923–2016)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.