Regan

Regan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “little king”
Origin: Irish
Say it: REE-gun · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (81% of all uses)

From the Irish surname Ó Riagáin, derived from a personal name related to rí, 'king.' It is also known from Shakespeare's Regan in King Lear.

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How popular is Regan?

202432.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Regan in 2024105

2024 rank#2,343 girls

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 188019,956

Regan is fading: recent use is about 39% of its level ten years before.

Names like Regan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
Roryred king · Irish
Sloaneraider · Irish
Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish
Reaganlittle king · Irish
Alannachild; or dear one · Irish
Teaganlittle poet · Irish

Regan questions

What does the name Regan mean?

Regan means "little king". It comes from Irish. From the Irish surname Ó Riagáin, derived from a personal name related to rí, 'king.' It is also known from Shakespeare's Regan in King Lear.

Is Regan a boy or girl name?

Regan is mainly a girl's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Regan?

105 US babies were named Regan in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Regan?

Regan is usually pronounced REE-gun.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.