Masculine dossier · first seen 1897

Regis

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Regis
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1917

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1897Peak 19172024

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

88.8%

2024

All-time

5,185

Regis has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1917, when 98 boys were named Regis.

In 2024, only 11 boys were given the name.

Down 88.8% from its peak.

All told, about 5,185 Americans have been named Regis and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1897.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

Curious about the history of Regis? Browse books about the name Regis on Amazon.