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Reginald

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What official birth registration shows about Reginald: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #224 to #2425.200020052010201520202025#224#2425
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1104
1997#1052
1998#2074
1999#2425
2000#1425
2001#1949
2002#1799
2003#1248
2004#1347
2005#1299
2006#1127
2007#926
2008#1085
2009#682
2010#854
2011#852
2012#805
2013#570
2014#502
2015#435
2016#296
2017#280
2018#284
2019#249
2020#224
2021#234
2022#224
2023#247
2024#239
2025#228

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 17 of the 61 years from 1965 to 2025.

In 2025: #228 among boys in England and Wales, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1954

    Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1954).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #228 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #85 in New South Wales, Australia in 1953.

Reginald's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#228217HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#239206HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#247194HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#224226HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#234214HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#224218HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#249197HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#284177HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#280185HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#296166HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#43595HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#50278HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#57062HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#80539HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#85234HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#85434HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#68244HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#108523HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#92627HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#112719HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#129915HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#134713HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#124813HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#17997HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#19496HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#14259HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#20745HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#105213HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#110412HighVerified
1954New South Wales, Australiamale#9956InsufficientNot yet available
1953New South Wales, Australiamale#8574InsufficientNot yet available
1952New South Wales, Australiamale#9163InsufficientNot yet available
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#3173HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#3263HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#2735HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#3163HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#2904HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#3203HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#2794HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#2515HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#2225HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#1996HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#1946HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Reginald is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Reginald, between 1952 and 2025, in 48 of those 74 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1952New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1953New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1954New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1953Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1965England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 202019522025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1952–19543#85 in 1953
Republic of Ireland1965–202517#194 in 1965
England and Wales1996–202530#224 in 2020

Its high point came 67 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1953) than in England and Wales (2020).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1954; it appears again in 1965.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Reginald

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1952–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #85 in New South Wales, Australia in 1953. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.