The baby name Reg is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /rɛɡ/ (REG, rhymes with 'peg').
The baby name Reg is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /rɛɡ/ (REG, rhymes with 'peg').
Reg is in Origin.
Reg is the clipped English form of Reginald, a name from the Germanic elements ragin “counsel, advice” and wald “rule, power,” Latinized as Reginaldus by the Normans and established in medieval England. The sense is “ruler guided by counsel” or “powerful advisor,” a blend of wisdom and authority that gives this brief name substance.
In use across Britain, Australia, and other Anglophone countries, Reg peaked from the late 19th to mid‑20th centuries and often appeared as an independent given name. Variants and related forms include the full Reginald; diminutives Reggie and, less commonly, Rege; and cognates such as Réginald (French), Reinhold/Reinold (German), Rinaldo (Italian), Reginaldo, Reinaldo, and Reynaldo (Romance languages), with Gaelic Raghnall as a traditional counterpart. Today Reg carries a friendly, vintage charm and a brisk, no‑nonsense sound.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| PH | 0 | #102 | 9 | 5,607 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #250 | 7 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #364 | 27 | 13,098 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #374 | 10 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #430 | 18 | 14,421 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #488 | 11 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #495 | 11 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #736 | 8 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #742 | 10 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #812 | 27 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #872 | 15 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #916 | 15 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #925 | 27 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #972 | 11 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #983 | 196 | 25,619 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #993 | 9 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,100 | 12 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,106 | 23 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,141 | 36 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,174 | 10 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,435 | 12 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,458 | 14 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,581 | 34 | 28,008 |
Reg is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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