Reagan

Girl · Irish Gaelic

Reagan

Say it: RAY-gun

Meaning

From the Irish surname Ó Riagáin 'descendant of Riagán', a personal name of uncertain meaning. The popular 'little king' meaning is not well supported.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

After Ronald Reagan's presidency it came into use in the US, chiefly for girls from the 1990s.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

64,394 babies given this name since 1913
At its height in 2012, about 1 in 570 girls
2,512 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Irish American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Raegan, Regan

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Where this comes from

United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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