Boy name#954 of boy names
Reggie
Pronounced R EH1 JH IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1979
- 119 years in use
How popular is Reggie?
Reggie is a boys' name, and first appears in 1906. It has been given to 12,735 children — the 954th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1979, when 318 children were given it.
Nicknames
Reggie is itself a short form of Reginald.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R EH1 JH IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Reggie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Reggie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Reggie?
- Reggie ranks 954th among boys' names in US records, with 12,735 births since 1906. Over the past decade it accounts for 728.
- Is Reggie a unisex name?
- No. Reggie is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Reggie most popular?
- 1979, when 318 children were given the name. It has been in use for 119 years and is still recorded as of 2024.