Reign
A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation, of a people or of a spiritual community.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Reign
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation, of a people or of a spiritual community.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Reign
As a girl name
Reign first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 891 births, good for #349 nationwide. About 63% of every Reign on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Reign ranks #451 for girls with 683 births, holding steady (+4%). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Reign on the record books as a boy name in 1994, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 459 Reigns were born — ranking #604 that year. About 68% of every Reign on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Reign ranks #623 for boys with 457 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Reign
Reign is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Reign's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #349. Use the chart and map above to compare Reign'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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