Regina

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

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.

From Wikipedia

Regina first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 5,003 babies (rank #92 that year). In 2024 it was given to 911 girls (rank #340). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Regina

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.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.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

184,039

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

5,003

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Regina

Regina Kingfilm actor · b. 1971
Regina Spektorfilm director · b. 1980
Regina Hallfilm actor · b. 1970
Regina Duartetelevision actor · b. 1947
Regina Jonasrabbi · b. 1902

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	36	#258
1881	41	#249
1882	43	#268
1883	38	#290
1884	67	#233
1885	71	#238
1886	69	#251
1887	66	#260
1888	92	#243
1889	98	#236
1890	114	#229
1891	105	#235
1892	128	#229
1893	114	#249
1894	131	#233
1895	138	#233
1896	149	#229
1897	176	#208
1898	167	#228
1899	131	#243
1900	201	#222
1901	219	#188
1902	198	#213
1903	213	#198
1904	198	#217
1905	223	#203
1906	229	#203
1907	242	#210
1908	256	#211
1909	264	#216
1910	359	#189
1911	343	#206
1912	483	#201
1913	504	#208
1914	694	#191
1915	869	#192
1916	921	#194
1917	1,016	#186
1918	1,132	#181
1919	1,068	#185
1920	1,116	#186
1921	1,144	#188
1922	1,136	#187
1923	1,175	#186
1924	1,226	#184
1925	1,077	#192
1926	997	#197
1927	959	#205
1928	956	#204
1929	890	#208
1930	799	#215
1931	777	#216
1932	714	#226
1933	647	#238
1934	682	#239
1935	641	#247
1936	703	#233
1937	706	#231
1938	686	#240
1939	690	#235
1940	719	#236
1941	727	#238
1942	973	#209
1943	1,084	#195
1944	944	#209
1945	984	#201
1946	1,233	#197
1947	1,491	#186
1948	2,292	#132
1949	2,266	#139
1950	2,166	#143
1951	2,421	#137
1952	2,558	#139
1953	2,712	#132
1954	2,715	#137
1955	3,370	#127
1956	3,422	#125
1957	3,665	#123
1958	3,827	#120
1959	3,938	#117
1960	4,584	#105
1961	4,761	#98
1962	5,003	#92
1963	4,711	#92
1964	5,000	#83
1965	4,549	#82
1966	4,295	#82
1967	4,362	#80
1968	4,294	#81
1969	4,267	#86
1970	4,433	#86
1971	3,874	#90
1972	3,105	#104
1973	2,843	#110
1974	2,586	#113
1975	2,570	#111
1976	2,275	#116
1977	2,325	#124
1978	2,188	#129
1979	2,120	#134
1980	2,045	#143
1981	1,880	#151
1982	1,713	#172
1983	1,651	#168
1984	1,490	#183
1985	1,275	#204
1986	1,269	#205
1987	1,200	#224
1988	1,065	#247
1989	990	#272
1990	993	#280
1991	873	#310
1992	814	#330
1993	744	#344
1994	666	#381
1995	650	#403
1996	629	#412
1997	576	#443
1998	509	#503
1999	461	#549
2000	499	#529
2001	455	#569
2002	408	#626
2003	428	#628
2004	425	#645
2005	477	#595
2006	489	#595
2007	520	#580
2008	444	#684
2009	405	#715
2010	501	#586
2011	523	#558
2012	509	#576
2013	503	#574
2014	589	#525
2015	607	#516
2016	735	#439
2017	766	#416
2018	760	#407
2019	753	#418
2020	709	#432
2021	738	#426
2022	910	#349
2023	940	#328
2024	911	#340