U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Reagan?

Reagan was the #811 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Reagan

58,855

About 1 in 5,632 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#811

More common than 98.5% of listed first names

Peak year

2012

3,322 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

1,342

#495 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 5,632

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

11.3% male88.7% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic82.1%
Black, non-Hispanic5.61%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.48%
Asian / Pacific Islander1.61%
Two or more races5.02%
Hispanic or Latino5.24%

Reading the result

Reagan across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Reagan reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2012, with 3,322 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,342 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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