Regis
Meaning
“From Latin regis, of the king, honoring Saint Jean-Francois Regis, a 17th century French Jesuit missionary”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Regis has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
18,002 people · the #1,138 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 11,236 · median age 38
Among people named Regis living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 120 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Regis
People given the name Regis in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 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.
The Regis deep dive
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