Reginald

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 2,646 babies (rank #133 that year). In 2024 it was given to 176 boys (rank #1,178). The name has been declining 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.

112,157

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,646

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
1880	14	#500
1881	12	#525
1882	7	#817
1883	12	#550
1884	16	#483
1885	16	#476
1886	15	#487
1887	11	#576
1888	14	#549
1889	14	#516
1890	19	#421
1891	22	#370
1892	24	#392
1893	23	#381
1894	22	#407
1895	26	#380
1896	30	#355
1897	18	#471
1898	22	#430
1899	25	#373
1900	27	#440
1901	31	#322
1902	43	#290
1903	48	#268
1904	40	#319
1905	53	#273
1906	47	#301
1907	47	#312
1908	47	#329
1909	56	#310
1910	59	#323
1911	86	#285
1912	134	#323
1913	180	#297
1914	200	#323
1915	244	#338
1916	243	#346
1917	261	#343
1918	278	#345
1919	244	#370
1920	274	#359
1921	271	#367
1922	283	#352
1923	335	#314
1924	348	#306
1925	429	#276
1926	475	#257
1927	446	#270
1928	401	#281
1929	437	#267
1930	424	#276
1931	423	#267
1932	375	#282
1933	341	#286
1934	375	#279
1935	350	#291
1936	375	#279
1937	389	#276
1938	409	#273
1939	403	#273
1940	514	#236
1941	530	#242
1942	632	#226
1943	613	#236
1944	567	#237
1945	587	#228
1946	719	#223
1947	896	#214
1948	941	#206
1949	1,092	#189
1950	1,297	#175
1951	1,466	#174
1952	1,494	#176
1953	1,640	#165
1954	1,812	#158
1955	2,075	#144
1956	2,223	#144
1957	2,418	#142
1958	2,492	#141
1959	2,421	#144
1960	2,442	#143
1961	2,469	#144
1962	2,646	#133
1963	2,571	#132
1964	2,619	#128
1965	2,469	#128
1966	2,330	#131
1967	2,402	#126
1968	2,552	#117
1969	2,422	#125
1970	2,307	#142
1971	2,115	#141
1972	1,912	#141
1973	1,630	#152
1974	1,610	#152
1975	1,499	#162
1976	1,427	#163
1977	1,521	#157
1978	1,515	#160
1979	1,655	#157
1980	1,480	#166
1981	1,409	#179
1982	1,378	#184
1983	1,268	#193
1984	1,336	#186
1985	1,312	#192
1986	1,350	#188
1987	1,336	#196
1988	1,333	#202
1989	1,298	#215
1990	1,284	#230
1991	1,276	#233
1992	1,230	#235
1993	1,143	#251
1994	929	#296
1995	863	#304
1996	818	#323
1997	763	#340
1998	736	#355
1999	682	#381
2000	700	#373
2001	567	#429
2002	583	#425
2003	531	#473
2004	502	#491
2005	494	#501
2006	500	#516
2007	493	#525
2008	472	#558
2009	429	#603
2010	403	#615
2011	359	#654
2012	360	#659
2013	351	#684
2014	285	#807
2015	253	#882
2016	278	#821
2017	263	#841
2018	267	#835
2019	249	#884
2020	216	#989
2021	211	#1,032
2022	207	#1,064
2023	192	#1,107
2024	176	#1,178