Regan
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning little king or descendant of regan.
Regan by the numbers
In 2025, 34 babies in England and Wales were named Regan. In the US, 244 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 747 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Names that come from Regan
Forms of Regan in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Regan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
- Rehanfragrant or sweet-smelling27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raganlittle king; variant of Regan22 in the US (2017)
- Reyan29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rayanwatered; verdant or irrigated land291 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Regan
Names that are said the same way as Regan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Regan, 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)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Regan
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