Reggie

Reggie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “ruler's advisor”
Origin: Latin
Say it: REJ-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys (96% of all uses)

Diminutive of Reginald or sometimes Regina. Through Reginald it ultimately comes from Germanic elements meaning 'advice, counsel' and 'power, rule'.

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How popular is Reggie?

202429.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Reggie in 202496

2024 rank#1,965 boys

Peak year1979

Total US babies since 188012,730

Reggie has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Reggie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Adrianfrom Hadria · Latin
Christianfollower of Christ · Latin

Reggie questions

What does the name Reggie mean?

Reggie means "ruler's advisor". It comes from Latin. Diminutive of Reginald or sometimes Regina. Through Reginald it ultimately comes from Germanic elements meaning 'advice, counsel' and 'power, rule'.

Is Reggie a boy or girl name?

Reggie is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Reggie?

96 US babies were named Reggie in 2024. Its peak year was 1979.

How do you pronounce Reggie?

Reggie is usually pronounced REJ-ee.

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.