Regis

Primarily a boy's name · 94% boys

Meaning

Regis or Régis is a given name. Notable persons with that given name include: Régis, full name Reginaldo Paes Leme Ferreira, Brazilian footballer Régis Amarante Lima de Quadros, Brazilian association football player Regis J.

From Wikipedia

Regis first appears in the data in 1897 and has been recorded in 124 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1917 with 98 babies (rank #601 that year). In 2024 it was given to 11 boys (rank #7,604). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Regis

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,528

Total babies (all years)

124

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Regis

Regis Philbinrecording artist · b. 1931

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1897	5	#1,196
1900	5	#1,464
1901	7	#926
1904	5	#1,365
1905	5	#1,384
1906	6	#1,223
1907	5	#1,505
1908	9	#1,007
1909	6	#1,415
1910	14	#853
1911	22	#684
1912	26	#890
1913	33	#849
1914	51	#741
1915	60	#783
1916	64	#769
1917	98	#601
1918	62	#838
1919	54	#916
1920	72	#788
1921	70	#822
1922	87	#701
1923	72	#783
1924	57	#932
1925	59	#880
1926	67	#812
1927	58	#897
1928	69	#784
1929	68	#786
1930	72	#754
1931	80	#672
1932	71	#745
1933	65	#761
1934	80	#680
1935	66	#763
1936	79	#668
1937	80	#669
1938	73	#718
1939	68	#730
1940	73	#714
1941	87	#657
1942	93	#672
1943	84	#700
1944	79	#699
1945	75	#705
1946	91	#679
1947	86	#745
1948	82	#749
1949	88	#736
1950	72	#804
1951	82	#780
1952	66	#868
1953	85	#771
1954	67	#906
1955	72	#872
1956	52	#1,052
1957	68	#923
1958	55	#1,036
1959	48	#1,127
1960	46	#1,163
1961	46	#1,170
1962	49	#1,106
1963	48	#1,117
1964	58	#998
1965	44	#1,138
1966	27	#1,508
1967	44	#1,125
1968	44	#1,143
1969	35	#1,374
1970	34	#1,456
1971	37	#1,412
1972	19	#2,141
1973	20	#2,110
1974	31	#1,610
1975	17	#2,517
1976	30	#1,737
1977	24	#2,049
1978	26	#1,952
1979	19	#2,540
1980	21	#2,427
1981	31	#1,854
1982	35	#1,696
1983	35	#1,680
1984	26	#2,084
1985	47	#1,446
1986	45	#1,505
1987	50	#1,457
1988	45	#1,613
1989	66	#1,357
1990	67	#1,368
1991	47	#1,741
1992	52	#1,674
1993	34	#2,282
1994	23	#3,087
1995	31	#2,487
1996	26	#2,894
1997	19	#3,701
1998	16	#4,370
1999	16	#4,493
2000	11	#6,220
2001	19	#4,256
2002	14	#5,333
2003	13	#5,813
2004	15	#5,431
2005	15	#5,520
2006	14	#6,025
2007	9	#8,763
2008	16	#5,709
2009	10	#8,161
2010	15	#5,970
2011	10	#7,943
2012	12	#6,938
2013	10	#7,971
2014	9	#8,638
2015	10	#7,914
2016	13	#6,644
2017	9	#8,672
2018	13	#6,625
2019	11	#7,524
2020	14	#6,212
2021	9	#8,681
2022	7	#10,607
2023	11	#7,635
2024	11	#7,604