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Reginald

boy name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
3
Peak era
1950s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

counsel power

Goes by Reggie

Reginald around the world

One shared root links 6 names across 3 languages.

Shared root: from Germanic Raginwald, ragin "counsel" + wald "rule", reaching English as Norman Reynold and, through Norse Rognvaldr, Scottish Ronald

The constellation

ReginaldEnglishRonaldScottish

More branches

ReynoldFrench · related formRonEnglish · short formRonnieEnglish · short formRonnyEnglish · short form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Reginald peaked in the 1950s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

112 people · the #38,089 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 41

1970s1980s

Among people named Reginald living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Reginald

People given the name Reginald in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Reginald

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The Reginald deep dive

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