Reagan
Pronounced R EY1 G AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2016
- 79 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Reagan?
Reagan is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1946. It has been given to 92,898 children — the 419th most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2016, when 3,324 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Regan and Reagen — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 12% of children named Reagan are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Reagan and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Regan
- Reagen
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R EY1 G AH0 N · R IY1 G AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Reagan
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Reagan
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Reagan?
- Reagan ranks 419th among girls' names in US records, with 92,898 births since 1946. Over the past decade it accounts for 25,940.
- Is Reagan a unisex name?
- Yes. About 12% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Reagan most popular?
- 2016, when 3,324 children were given the name. It has been in use for 79 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Reagan spelled?
- Regan, Reagen. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.