Reginald

Meaning: Counsel and rule
Origin: Germanic — From the Latin form of Reynold, brought to England by the Normans

Nicknames: Reggie

Boy's name · #1284 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Reginald holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1284 in 2025). About 112,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#228 in England & Wales (2025) · #495 in Scotland (2025) · #829 in Ireland (2025) · #1,049 in Canada (2025) · #3,226 in Ecuador (2022) · #2,806 in Austria (2011) · #4,329 in France (2003) · #238 in New Zealand (1984) · #99 in Australia (NSW) (1954).

Famous Reginalds

Reginald Pole — Archbishop of Canterbury from 1556 to 1558 (1500–1558)
Reginald Fessenden — Canadian-American electrical engineer and inventor (1866–1932)
Reginald VelJohnson — American actor (born 1952)
Reginald Innes Pocock — British zoologist (1863–1947)
Reginald Dyer — British Indian Army officer (1864–1927)

In stories & tradition

Reginald (Jeeves) — Fictional character in stories by P.G. Wodehouse
Reginald Barclay — Recurring Star Trek character
Reginald Cattermole — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (film)

What Reginalds become

Among 1,120 notable people named Reginald:

Military figures appear 3.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Reginald Dyer, British Indian Army officer (1864–1927).

Spellings & nicknames

Earlier generations knew Reg — the standard of the 1910s. About 85 boys a year are given Reggie as their full name.

Similar names: Reggie · Jermaine · Roderick · Gerald · Clinton · Vance

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