Name meaning & stats
Regan
Regan means “descendant of Riagán (debated)”. 20,048 US babies since 1940, peak 2001.
What it means
“descendant of Riagán (debated)”
Debated
Originally a surname.
In US birth records
Peak year: 2001
20,048 US babies were named Regan between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Regan (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 82% of the family
- Regan 82%
- Reegan 6%
- Regine 6%
- Reghan 4%
- Rhegan 1%
- Reganne 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2001)