Reggie
Reggie is a given name, usually a short form of Reginald (male) or Regina (female).
Meaning & Origin of Reggie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reggie is a given name, usually a short form of Reginald (male) or Regina (female).
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The Story of Reggie
Reggie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1906, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 318 Reggies were born — ranking #455 that year. As of 2026, Reggie ranks #1,983 for baby boys with 79 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 12K Reggies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Reggie
Reggie is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Reggie's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #455. Use the chart and map above to compare Reggie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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