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Reginald

/ˈɹɛdʒənəld/ · 99% boys · 153 born in 2025

Reginald has been given to about 112,308 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈɹɛdʒənəld/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 89,426
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Reginald per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1962 · 2,668
  • Born in 2025153
  • All time112,308
  • England & Wales, 2025#229 · 217

How popular is Reginald?

Its best year was 1962, when 2,668 babies were given the name, ranking 133rd. The typical living American called Reginald is about 56 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Reginald

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Reynold0.69
  2. Ronald0.62
  3. Gerald0.57
  4. Reynaldo0.59
  5. Jerald0.57
  6. Donald0.53
  7. Reid0.52
  8. Regan0.47

Middle names for Reginald

Ranked by flow score
  1. Reginald John0.79
  2. Reginald Lee0.79
  3. Reginald Bryce0.78
  4. Reginald Quinn0.78
  5. Reginald Neal0.78
  6. Reginald Jude0.78

Sibling names for Reginald

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaybrother · 0.95
  2. Carmensister · 0.95
  3. Joysister · 0.94
  4. Tonybrother · 0.94
  5. Wadebrother · 0.94
  6. Valeriesister · 0.93

Where Reginald is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.03%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. Virginia0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Reginald White0.74
  2. Reginald Nguyen0.74
  3. Reginald Moore0.74
  4. Reginald Lee0.74
  5. Reginald Hill0.74
  6. Reginald Green0.74

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 Reginald

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

Reginald 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.