Raegan
Meaning
variant spelling of Reagan, traditionally "little king"
The story
Raegan is Reagan with the vowels traded, the ae a deliberate signature, and the pair files under the couples' law our records keep confirming: one sound, two spellings, rising and settling together. The root is Irish, traditionally read as little king, and the American surge came late: about 1,500 in the 1990s, 6,400 in the 2000s, 11,300 in the 2010s, and 5,400 so far this decade. Reagan, the original, runs bigger, about 73,600 to 25,500, and both lean hard to girls: Raegan counts about 25,200 girls to 280 boys. A president wore the surname through the 1980s, and the given name rose in the decades after, the political echo softening into simple sound. Little king at the root, worn almost entirely by girls: the crown changed heads, and the record kept the receipt.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Raegan peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Raegan
Most people given the name Raegan in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Raegan deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Raegan truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Raegan fits with your family’s names and surname.
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