Reagen
Little king or little champion of old English origin.
Name Census estimates that about 701 living Americans carry the first name Reagen. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 89.4% of registrations being female. The average person named Reagen today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Reagen births was 2005 (43 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Reagen. 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 Reagen with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
701
~ 1 in 488,951 Americans
Peak year
2005
43 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2020 SSA rank
#13,605
Tracked since 1974
Census
Reagen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 814 people with the first name Reagen, which placed it at #14,472 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
#14,472
National first-name rank
People counted
814
814 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Reagen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reagen is White at 79.7%. The next largest groups are Black (8.2%) and Hispanic (6.6%). 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 Reagen 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 Reagen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.7% · 649
- Black or African American8.2% · 67
- Hispanic or Latino6.6% · 54
- Two or more races3.6% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 7
Gender
Gender distribution for Reagen
Reagen leans heavily female at 89.4% of total registrations, but 76 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Reagen as a male name
- Ranked #13,605 in 2020
- 5 male births in 2020
- Peak: 2005 (10 births)
Reagen as a female name
- Ranked #17,067 in 2023
- 5 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2008 (35 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Reagen leans strongly female. 679 people counted with this name were female (84.0%), compared with 129 male bearers (16.0%).
Popularity
Reagen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Reagen from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 321 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Reagen 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 Reagen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Reagens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Reagen
The name Reagen originates from the Old English word "rægen", which means "counsel" or "advice". It first emerged in the 8th century AD, during the Anglo-Saxon period in England. The name was initially a descriptive surname, given to those who were known for their wisdom and guidance.
In the 10th century, the name appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a historical record of the English nation. It mentions a nobleman named Reagen, who served as an advisor to King Ethelred the Unready. This early reference suggests that the name carried a certain prestige and association with leadership.
During the Middle Ages, the name Reagen remained relatively uncommon, but it was occasionally bestowed upon individuals of noble birth or those who held positions of influence. One notable figure was Reagen de Beaumont, a Norman knight who fought alongside William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
In the 16th century, the name gained some popularity among Puritan families in England, who appreciated its connection to wisdom and counsel. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is Reagen Winthrop, born in 1588, who later became a prominent figure in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Another notable bearer of the name was Reagen Cromwell, a distant relative of Oliver Cromwell, who served as a member of the English Parliament during the English Civil War in the 17th century.
In the 19th century, the name Reagen experienced a resurgence, particularly in the United States. One famous individual was Reagen Booth, an actor and playwright born in 1829, who was known for his performances in Shakespeare's plays.
As the name Reagen continued to be used throughout history, it carried a sense of wisdom, leadership, and a connection to the Anglo-Saxon heritage. Other notable individuals with this name include Reagen Fitzgerald, an Irish-American politician born in 1876, and Reagen Sinclair, a British explorer and author born in 1901.
People
Reagen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Reagen 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
Reagen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reagen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 701 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Reagen 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 488,951 US residents.
Is Reagen a common name?
We classify Reagen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 714 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Reagen most popular?
The single biggest year for Reagen was 2005, when 43 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Reagen is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Reagen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 814 people with the name Reagen, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,472 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 Reagen 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 Reagen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Reagen leans strongly female. 679 people counted with this name were female (84.0%), compared with 129 male bearers (16.0%). 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 Reagen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reagen is White at 79.7%. The next largest groups are Black (8.2%) and Hispanic (6.6%). 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 Reagen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Reagen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.7% (649 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 Reagen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Reagen a female name?
Yes, 89.4% of people registered as Reagen 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 Reagen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Reagen 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 Reagen 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 common is the name Reagen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.