Reginald

/ REJ-ih-nuhld /
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“ruler's counsel” — Germanic

—2024 rank
1962peak year
106,904babies named Reginald since 1880
▼ 29%5-year trend

Reginald popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 196218801920196020002024

What does Reginald mean?

From Germanic ragin, 'counsel', and wald, 'rule', brought to England by the Normans as Reginaldus. A grand name with nicknames like Reggie.

OriginGermanic
Syllables3
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage

Names like Reginald

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