Raegan
An English feminine name derived from the surname Reagan, meaning "little king".
Name Census estimates that about 24,567 living Americans carry the first name Raegan. It sits at #458 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. It is a predominantly female name (98.9% of registrations). The average person named Raegan today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Raegan births was 2019 (1,417 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Raegan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Raegan with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Raegan is used almost entirely for girls, the SSA data does show 273 boys registered with the name since 1880.
- • Raegan is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
25K
~ 1 in 13,952 Americans
Peak year
2019
1,417 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#458
Tracked since 1956
Census
Raegan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 18,263 people with the first name Raegan, which placed it at #1,693 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,693
National first-name rank
People counted
18K
18,263 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
6.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Raegan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Raegan is White at 78.1%. The next largest groups are Black (10.0%) and Two or More Races (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Raegan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Raegan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.1% · 14,263
- Black or African American10.0% · 1,832
- Two or more races5.7% · 1,032
- Hispanic or Latino4.9% · 894
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 125
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 117
Gender
Gender distribution for Raegan
Raegan leans heavily female at 98.9% of total registrations, but 273 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Raegan as a male name
- Ranked #7,594 in 2024
- 11 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2018 (20 births)
Raegan as a female name
- Ranked #458 in 2024
- 682 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (1,406 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Raegan leans strongly female. 18,028 people counted with this name were female (98.7%), compared with 235 male bearers (1.3%).
Popularity
Raegan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Raegan from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 11,262 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Raegan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Raegan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Raegan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Raegans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 51 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Raegan, while District of Columbia, Vermont, Wyoming recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 446 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Raegan
The given name Raegan is a variant spelling of the Irish name Riagain, which is derived from the Old Irish word 'ri' meaning king or royal. It has been in use since the medieval period in Ireland and parts of Scotland.
The earliest recorded example of the name Raegan dates back to the 11th century, where it was found in Irish annals and historical records. It was particularly popular among noble families and clans in the regions of Ulster and Connacht.
In the 16th century, Raegan O'Donnell (1575-1641) was a prominent Irish chieftain and leader of the O'Donnell clan, who played a significant role in the Nine Years' War against English rule in Ireland. His name was recorded in various contemporary accounts and chronicles.
Another notable bearer of the name was Raegan O'Hara (1680-1754), an Irish poet and bard from County Sligo, whose works were preserved in manuscripts and oral traditions of the time.
In the 19th century, Raegan MacNeil (1815-1887) was a Scottish historian and writer, known for his works on the history of the Clan MacNeil and the Hebrides Islands.
During the 20th century, Raegan O'Brien (1920-1998) was an American actor and performer, who appeared in several Broadway productions and television shows in the 1950s and 1960s.
While the name Raegan has its roots in Irish and Scottish history, it has gained popularity in recent times as a gender-neutral name in various English-speaking countries.
People
Raegan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Raegan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Raegan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raegan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 24,567 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Raegan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 13,952 US residents.
Is Raegan a common name?
We classify Raegan as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 24,894 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Raegan most popular?
The single biggest year for Raegan was 2019, when 1,417 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Raegan is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Raegan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 18,263 people with the name Raegan, or 6.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,693 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Raegan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Raegan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Raegan leans strongly female. 18,028 people counted with this name were female (98.7%), compared with 235 male bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Raegan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Raegan is White at 78.1%. The next largest groups are Black (10.0%) and Two or More Races (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Raegan most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Raegan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.1% (14,263 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Raegan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Raegan a female name?
Yes, 98.9% of people registered as Raegan in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Raegan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Raegan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Raegan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Raegan?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.