Fun Facts About the Name Raegan
- More than 25 thousand babies named Raegan: U.S. records list 25,488 babies given the name Raegan from 1880 through 2025. Even 278 boys received the name Raegan - about 1 boy for every 91 girls.
What Does the Name Raegan Mean?
Raegan is a spelling variant of Reagan, the English form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin. The surname is a patronymic meaning "descendant of Riagán," built from the old Irish personal name Riagán plus the prefix Ó, which marks descent from a named ancestor. The meaning of Riagán itself is not settled. One common explanation connects it to rí, the Irish word for "king," together with a diminutive ending, which would give a sense like "little king." Another explanation links it to riodhgach, an adjective meaning "impulsive" or "furious." Because the older forms of the personal name are not fully documented, its exact root remains uncertain.
Raegan Name History & Origins
The name came into English through the Irish surname Ó Riagáin, which was anglicized over time as O'Reagan and then Reagan. Irish patronymics of this kind, formed with Ó plus an ancestor's name, became fixed hereditary surnames by around the 11th century, so "descendant of Riagán" shifted from a literal description to a family name passed down through generations.
Emigration from Ireland to North America in the 19th century carried the surname widely into English-speaking use, and it became familiar in the United States through the family of the actor and later president Ronald Reagan. From the surname, Reagan developed as a given name in the United States, used for both boys and girls. The spelling Raegan is a later respelling using ae in place of ea, one of several variants of the same surname-derived name.
How Popular is the Name Raegan?
Raegan recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2019. Its best rank was #219 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #506 | 589 | 0.0366% |
| 2024 | #458 | 682 | 0.0423% |
| 2023 | #421 | 730 | 0.0455% |
| 2022 | #324 | 994 | 0.0607% |
| 2021 | #282 | 1,124 | 0.0685% |
| 2020 | #259 | 1,172 | 0.0725% |
| 2019 | #219 | 1,406 | 0.0838% |
| 2018 | #264 | 1,245 | 0.0732% |
| 2017 | #263 | 1,217 | 0.0705% |
| 2016 | #282 | 1,133 | 0.0640% |
| 2015 | #271 | 1,167 | 0.0654% |
| 2014 | #323 | 1,025 | 0.0574% |
| 2013 | #307 | 1,043 | 0.0595% |
| 2012 | #295 | 1,082 | 0.0615% |
| 2011 | #342 | 931 | 0.0529% |
| 2010 | #359 | 889 | 0.0500% |
| 2009 | #376 | 862 | 0.0469% |
| 2008 | #395 | 816 | 0.0432% |
| 2007 | #402 | 816 | 0.0424% |
| 2006 | #438 | 727 | 0.0382% |
| 2005 | #495 | 619 | 0.0335% |
| 2004 | #493 | 598 | 0.0326% |
| 2003 | #542 | 515 | 0.0282% |
| 2002 | #524 | 524 | 0.0292% |
| 2001 | #550 | 478 | 0.0265% |
| 2000 | #618 | 411 | 0.0226% |
| 1999 | #717 | 317 | 0.0179% |
| 1998 | #760 | 284 | 0.0161% |
| 1997 | #793 | 263 | 0.0151% |
| 1996 | #1,034 | 181 | 0.0103% |
| 1995 | #1,125 | 158 | 0.0090% |
| 1994 | #1,363 | 123 | 0.0069% |
| 1993 | #1,916 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1992 | #2,264 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 1991 | #2,441 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 1990 | #3,061 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1989 | #3,544 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1988 | #3,454 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #3,947 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #3,850 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #5,278 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #3,950 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #4,633 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #4,671 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #2,052 | 51 | 0.0031% |
| 1980 | #1,444 | 85 | 0.0051% |
| 1979 | #1,373 | 90 | 0.0056% |
| 1978 | #1,499 | 76 | 0.0050% |
| 1977 | #1,400 | 81 | 0.0053% |
| 1976 | #2,090 | 42 | 0.0029% |
| 1975 | #1,398 | 76 | 0.0052% |
| 1974 | #1,703 | 54 | 0.0037% |
| 1973 | #3,438 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1972 | #4,244 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #5,876 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #6,210 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #4,963 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #5,046 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #3,993 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #3,011 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #3,125 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #2,889 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #4,813 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,426 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #7,187 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #8,155 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #6,586 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #5,904 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #7,509 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #4,881 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #5,720 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #5,089 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #9,370 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,462 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #5,589 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #8,706 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #7,936 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #9,469 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #7,133 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #12,213 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #8,746 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,358 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,133 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #4,736 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #12,058 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,131 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #10,032 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #6,101 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,337 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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You are a law unto itself. Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You are tolerant and like to help humanity. You are very active. You are generally warmhearted and gives freely of your time, energy, and sympathetic understanding. You have tolerance and acceptance of the frailties of others. Universal and humanitarian in outlook. This is very compassionate name. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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