Regginald
Strong ruler; mighty counselor.
Name Census estimates that about 120 living Americans carry the first name Regginald. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Regginald today is around 48 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Regginald births was 1977 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Regginald. 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.
People living today
120
~ 1 in 2,856,286 Americans
Peak year
1977
9 babies that year
Average age
48
years old
1997 SSA rank
#7,939
Tracked since 1956
Census
Regginald in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 136 people with the first name Regginald, which placed it at #47,733 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
#47,733
National first-name rank
People counted
136
136 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
74.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Regginald
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Regginald is Black at 74.3%. The next largest groups are White (12.5%) and Hispanic (8.8%). 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 Regginald 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 Regginald at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American74.3% · 101
- White12.5% · 17
- Hispanic or Latino8.8% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 3
- Two or more races2.2% · 3
Popularity
Regginald: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Regginald from the 1950s through to the 1990s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 45 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Regginald remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Regginald 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 Regginald during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Regginald
The name Regginald has its origins in the Germanic languages, derived from the elements "ragin" meaning "counsel" and "wald" meaning "ruler" or "power". It first emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 8th or 9th century AD, in areas that are now parts of modern-day Germany and France.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name can be found in the Vita Karoli Magni, a biography of Charlemagne written by the monk Einhard in the early 9th century. The text mentions a nobleman named Regginald who was part of Charlemagne's court.
In the 11th century, a Regginald appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, an annual record of events in Anglo-Saxon England. He is described as a Norman knight who accompanied William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
During the High Middle Ages, the name Regginald became popular among the nobility and ruling classes across Europe. One notable bearer was Regginald of Châtillon, a French nobleman and military leader who participated in the Third Crusade and became Prince of Antioch in the late 12th century.
In England, a prominent figure was Regginald Fitzurse, one of the four knights who assassinated Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. This event was a pivotal moment in the conflict between King Henry II and the Catholic Church.
Another significant historical figure was Regginald Pole, an English cardinal and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury before the English Reformation. He was a vocal opponent of King Henry VIII's break with the Roman Catholic Church and played a key role in the religious turmoil of the 16th century.
As the name spread across Europe, it also gained popularity in other regions, such as Scandinavia, where it appeared as Ragnvald or Ragnvaldr. In Scotland, the name took the form of Renaud or Reinald, with notable bearers including Reinald de Dammartin, a Crusader and founder of the Knights Templar in Scotland in the 12th century.
People
Regginald + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Regginald: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Regginald?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 120 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Regginald 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 2,856,286 US residents.
Is Regginald a common name?
We classify Regginald as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 130 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Regginald most popular?
The single biggest year for Regginald was 1977, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Regginald is about 48 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Regginald in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 136 people with the name Regginald, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #47,733 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 Regginald 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 Regginald?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Regginald appears almost entirely male. Of the 135 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Regginald?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Regginald is Black at 74.3%. The next largest groups are White (12.5%) and Hispanic (8.8%). 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 Regginald most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Regginald in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.3% (101 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 Regginald in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Regginald a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Regginald in the SSA data are male. 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 Regginald still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Regginald 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 Regginald 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 named Regginald?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Regginald on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.