Reginald

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language that derives from the Latin word for "king".

From Wikipedia

Reginald first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 40 babies (rank #473 that year). In 2024 it was given to 26 boys (rank #1,004). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Reginald

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Reginald yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

681

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Reginald

Reginald PoleCatholic theologian · b. 1500
Reginald VelJohnsonfilm actor · b. 1952
Reginald Fessendenuniversity teacher · b. 1866
Reginald Innes Pocockmyriapodologist · b. 1863
Reginald Dohertytennis player · b. 1872

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	40	#473
1992	26	#634
1993	37	#505
1994	29	#567
1995	28	#643
1996	27	#663
1997	28	#628
1998	13	#1,078
1999	15	#981
2000	22	#752
2001	19	#866
2002	12	#1,222
2003	13	#1,163
2004	11	#1,401
2005	14	#1,217
2006	11	#1,494
2007	16	#1,175
2008	13	#1,416
2009	16	#1,255
2010	10	#1,789
2011	14	#1,404
2012	15	#1,331
2013	14	#1,387
2014	6	#2,607
2015	16	#1,266
2016	21	#1,074
2017	18	#1,208
2018	25	#944
2019	21	#1,068
2020	25	#958
2021	26	#954
2022	25	#988
2023	29	#865
2024	26	#1,004