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Regis

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6% girls / 94% boys

Origin of the name

Regis comes from the Latin regis, “of the king,” from rex, “king.”

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Classic name

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Regis peaked in 1917, when 1 baby in 20,476 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 125 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 8906.
5,193births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 599rank at its peak, in 1917

Where babies named Regis are born

1917

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The darker the blue, the more common Regis is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Regis is most common in Pennsylvania (15.2 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1890s0%100%
1900s0%100%
1910s9%91%
1920s9%91%
1930s7%93%
1940s5%95%
1950s7%93%
1960s1%99%
1970s2%98%
1980s11%89%
1990s5%95%
2000s0%100%
2010s0%100%
2020s0%100%