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Reggie

/ˈɹɛdʒi/ · 96% boys · 97 born in 2025

Reggie has been given to about 12,827 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹɛdʒi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,689
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Reggie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 318
  • Born in 202597
  • All time12,827
  • England & Wales, 2025#37 · 1,312

How popular is Reggie?

Its best year was 1979, when 318 babies were given the name, ranking 458th. The typical living American called Reggie is about 50 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Reggie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Freddie0.73
  2. Jessie0.68
  3. Eddie0.68
  4. Bennie0.68
  5. Lennie0.68
  6. Dennie0.68
  7. Regis0.67
  8. Leslie0.62

Middle names for Reggie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Reggie Thomas0.80
  2. Reggie James0.80
  3. Reggie Cole0.79
  4. Reggie Miles0.79
  5. Reggie Wilder0.78
  6. Reggie Paul0.61

Sibling names for Reggie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.93
  2. Jolenesister · 0.91
  3. Claybrother · 0.88
  4. Laurelsister · 0.88
  5. Wadebrother · 0.87
  6. Santosbrother · 0.87

Where Reggie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.02%
  2. Washington0.01%
  3. Pennsylvania0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Reggie Wilson0.75
  2. Reggie Williams0.75
  3. Reggie Walker0.75
  4. Reggie Turner0.75
  5. Reggie Torres0.75
  6. Reggie Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Reggie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Reggie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.