Reign
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Meaning
word name meaning 'to rule as monarch', from Latin 'regnum'
The story
Reign is the verb of monarchy worn as a name, from the Latin regnum, and it belongs to the title register that King and Messiah anchor. The twist is who wears this one. King goes to boys almost absolutely; Reign splits about 4,800 girls to 2,500 boys this decade, roughly two to one, the only name in the register where the crown leans female. The record is young: about 580 in the 2000s, 4,000 in the 2010s, and already 7,300 so far this decade, past the full 2010s with years to run. In our records the all-time split runs about 8,000 girls to 4,000 boys. The word claims the act of ruling rather than the ruler's chair, which may be why it travels across the aisle: thrones have occupants, but reigns have style.
How popular is Reign around the world?
In the United States, 7,314 babies were named Reign between 2020 and 2025. In New Zealand, 22 boys named Reign were registered in 2025.
Reign is on the official records of the United States, New Zealand, Scotland, England and Wales, Canada and South Australia.
United States
1 in 3,000
In the United States, 7,314 babies were named Reign between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Reign peaked in the 2020s.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
New Zealand
1 in 2,600
In New Zealand, 22 boys named Reign were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Scotland
1 in 2,900
In Scotland, 10 boys named Reign were registered in 2024, the 352nd most common name among boys that year.
In Scotland, 6 girls named Reign were registered in 2024, the 476th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
England and Wales
1 in 3,600
In England and Wales, 114 boys named Reign were born in 2025, the 367th most common name among boys that year.
In England and Wales, 50 girls named Reign were born in 2025, the 733rd most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Canada
1 in 5,000
In Canada, 54 boys named Reign were born in 2024, the 524th most common name among boys that year.
In Canada, 19 girls named Reign were born in 2024, ranked 1,286th among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
South Australia
1 in 18,0002017
In South Australia, 1 boy was registered as Reign in 2017.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Ireland
last on record 2024
Reign is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Reign
Most people given the name Reign 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.
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