Regal
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning royal; of or befitting a king.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Regal by the numbers
Regal was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Regal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Reganlittle king or descendant of regan244 in the US (2017)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
- Royalof the king; regal984 in the US (2017)
- Roganred-haired descendant of Roag122 in the US (2017)
- Rehanfragrant or sweet-smelling27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reeganlittle king; invented spelling of Regan37 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Regal, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kingstonking's settlement or town3,047 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Regal
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