Fun Facts About the Name Raigan
- 938 babies named Raigan: U.S. records list 938 babies given the name Raigan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Raigan Mean?
Raigan is a modern English-language given name, usually treated as a respelling of Reagan or Regan. Those come from the Irish surname Ó Ríagáin, which is patronymic: "descendant of Riagán." Riagán is an old personal name whose meaning is not settled. One explanation connects it to the Irish rí, "king," with a diminutive ending, giving the sense "little king." Another proposes a link to riodhgach, "impulsive" or "fierce." Because the earlier forms are not fully explained, "little king" is best understood as a customary interpretation rather than a certain literal translation.
Raigan Name History & Origins
Raigan reached English use through an Irish surname. The Gaelic form Ó Ríagáin means "descendant of Riagán" and was anglicized over time in several ways, including Regan, Reagan, and Ragan. The surname is associated chiefly with Leinster, in the east of Ireland. As the name moved between Irish and English, both its spelling and its pronunciation shifted, and the unstressed final syllable commonly settled into "-an."
Reagan and Regan later came into use as given names in the United States, and Raigan is a more recent phonetic respelling within that same family of names. The related form Regan appears as the name of a character in the 1971 novel The Exorcist and its 1973 film adaptation; that is a modern literary and film association, not the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Raigan?
Raigan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #3,334 in 2003.
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 | #16,709 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #13,104 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #9,463 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #8,410 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #5,897 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #7,865 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #5,281 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #4,433 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #3,609 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #3,910 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2015 | #3,831 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2014 | #3,835 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #4,226 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2012 | #4,276 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #4,545 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #4,165 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2009 | #3,555 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 2008 | #4,253 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #3,587 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #4,142 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #4,015 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2004 | #3,800 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2003 | #3,334 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #3,784 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #3,529 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #4,756 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #3,778 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1998 | #4,907 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #5,570 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #5,233 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #7,938 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #10,288 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #11,383 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #11,180 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #14,633 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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How the Name Raigan Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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 seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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