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Unisex name

Reign

/ˈɹeɪn/ · 67% girls, 33% boys · #452 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Reign has been given to about 11,991 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹeɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 11,929
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Reign per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 1,350
  • Born in 20251,015
  • All time11,991
  • England & Wales, 2025#735 · 164

How popular is Reign?

Reign ranks 452nd among American unisexs in 2025, with 1,015 born that year. Its best year was 2021, when 1,350 babies were given the name, ranking 349th. The typical living American called Reign is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.22% of births.

Names that sound like Reign

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Reid0.68
  2. Reina0.66
  3. Rain0.65
  4. Wren0.61
  5. Reyna0.59
  6. Regina0.57
  7. Reilly0.58
  8. Regan0.56

Middle names for Reign

Ranked by flow score
  1. Reign Alice0.78
  2. Reign Opal0.77
  3. Reign Belle0.77
  4. Reign Iris0.74
  5. Reign Ivy0.74
  6. Reign Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Reign

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Milanisister · 1.00
  2. Zaynbrother · 0.99
  3. Kailanisister · 0.99
  4. Kaylanisister · 0.99
  5. Cairobrother · 0.99
  6. Crewbrother · 0.99

Where Reign is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Hawaii0.22%
  2. Delaware0.10%
  3. Mississippi0.09%
  4. Louisiana0.08%
  5. Georgia0.08%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Reign Evans0.73
  2. Reign Edwards0.73
  3. Reign Anderson0.73
  4. Reign Allen0.73
  5. Reign Adams0.73
  6. Reign Walker0.69

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 Reign

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

Reign 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.