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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 166 babies (rank #296 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

718

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

166

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
1996	12	#1,154
1997	13	#1,103
1998	5	#2,333
1999	4	#2,805
2000	9	#1,524
2001	6	#2,158
2002	7	#1,958
2003	13	#1,305
2004	13	#1,395
2005	15	#1,355
2006	19	#1,159
2007	27	#946
2008	23	#1,112
2009	44	#692
2010	34	#873
2011	34	#871
2012	39	#816
2013	62	#576
2014	78	#505
2015	95	#436
2016	166	#296