Regina
Regina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen" from the Latin, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian word meaning the same. Regina was the name of an early Christian saint.
Meaning & Origin of Regina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Regina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen" from the Latin, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian word meaning the same. Regina was the name of an early Christian saint.
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The Story of Regina
Regina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 36 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 5,003 Reginas were born — ranking #91 that year. As of 2026, Regina ranks #313 for baby girls with 999 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 185K Reginas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Regina
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- Regina (freedwoman) (2nd-century), a Romano-British woman known from her tombstone at South Shields, UK.
- Regina Askia-Williams (born 1967), Nigerian actress and model
- Régina Badet (1876–1949), French actress and dancer
- Regina Belle (born 1963), American singer-songwriter
- Regina Benjamin (born 1956), American physician
- Regina de Jesús Betancourt Ramírez (born 1936), known to her followers as Regina 11 , Colombian self-described mystic, faith healer, mentalist and psychic
- Regina Bianchi (1921–2013), Italian actress
- Regina Casé (born 1954), Brazilian actress, screenwriter, director, producer and television presenter
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Names that sound like Regina
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About the name Regina
Regina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 185K births in the dataset. Regina's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #80. Use the chart and map above to compare Regina'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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