# Reginald (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/reginald/  
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 | /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪnəld/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Reg, Reggie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 112,308 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 111,551 / 757 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,552, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Reginaldus, Latinization of names deriving from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.

## 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, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 22 | 3,458 |
| 1978 | 16 | 4,407 |
| 1979 | 24 | 3,418 |
| 1980 | 13 | 5,466 |
| 1981 | 17 | 4,482 |
| 1982 | 12 | 5,806 |
| 1983 | 22 | 3,646 |
| 1984 | 12 | 5,801 |
| 1985 | 19 | 4,241 |
| 1986 | 22 | 3,854 |
| 1987 | 17 | 4,824 |
| 1988 | 22 | 4,135 |
| 1989 | 14 | 6,072 |
| 1990 | 8 | 9,932 |
| 1994 | 5 | 15,178 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 359 | 654 |
| 2012 | 360 | 659 |
| 2013 | 351 | 684 |
| 2014 | 285 | 807 |
| 2015 | 253 | 882 |
| 2016 | 278 | 822 |
| 2017 | 263 | 841 |
| 2018 | 267 | 835 |
| 2019 | 249 | 884 |
| 2020 | 216 | 990 |
| 2021 | 211 | 1,032 |
| 2022 | 207 | 1,065 |
| 2023 | 192 | 1,108 |
| 2024 | 176 | 1,180 |
| 2025 | 153 | 1,284 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 852 |
| 2012 | 39 | 805 |
| 2013 | 62 | 570 |
| 2014 | 78 | 502 |
| 2015 | 95 | 435 |
| 2016 | 166 | 296 |
| 2017 | 185 | 280 |
| 2018 | 177 | 284 |
| 2019 | 197 | 249 |
| 2020 | 218 | 224 |
| 2021 | 214 | 234 |
| 2022 | 226 | 224 |
| 2023 | 194 | 247 |
| 2024 | 206 | 239 |
| 2025 | 217 | 228 |

## People named Reginald

- Reginald Pole, English cardinal, the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury
- Reginald VelJohnson, American actor
- Reginald Fessenden, Canadian radio pioneer (1866–1932)
- Reginald Innes Pocock, British zoologist (1863–1947)
- Reginald Doherty, English tennis player (1872–1910)
- Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, French theologian (1877-1964)
- Reginald Dyer, British Indian Army general (1864-1927)
- Reginald Arvizu, American bassist
- Reginald Owen, British actor (1887–1972)
- Reginald Johnston, British diplomat and academic (1874–1938)
- Reginald Rose, American screenwriter (1920-2002)
- Reginald Hudlin, American filmmaker

## 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.