US Name Trends

Regina

Latin regina, “queen,” a Marian title.

1962peak year
No. 80best rank (1967)
184,835babies since 1880
No. 395rank in 2025

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Regina per year — peak 5,002▬ girls ▬ boys18801900192019401960198020002020

Regina appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1961 to 1971. Its biggest year was 1962, when 5,002 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 91 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1967, at No. 80. In 2025 it ranked No. 395 for girls. All told, 184,835 Americans have been given the name since 1880.

Related names

Other spellings on record: Regena (2,730) (total births since 1880)

Other names that share a story: Gina, Marian, Gianna

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By the decade

DecadeBirthsBest rank
1880s621No. 233
1890s1,353No. 206
1900s2,243No. 188
1910s7,389No. 181
1920s10,676No. 184
1930s7,045No. 215
1940s12,713No. 132
1950s30,797No. 116
1960s45,827No. 80
1970s28,319No. 86
1980s14,578No. 143
1990s6,915No. 280
2000s4,551No. 528
2010s6,250No. 405
2020s4,995No. 329

Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.

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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.