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What does Regan mean?
Regan ▼ as a girls' name (also used less widely as boys' name Regan) is pronounced REE-gan, RAY-gun. It is of Gaelic origin. First used as a girl's name in the English-speaking world by Shakespeare as the name for one of the two disloyal princesses in his 1606 tragedy "King Lear". Also possibly surname used as a girl's name. Also form of Regina.
ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic, princesses, king (queen), surname
Variations
VARIANTS Raegan▲, Ragan, Reagan▲, Reghan, Rhegan
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Rean, ..
(male) Reman, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Regan Kynslee (R.K.), ..
How popular is Regan?
Regan is a very prominent first name for females (#2091 out of 4276, Top 49%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#1525 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Regan entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its peak position of #390 in the U.S. in the year 2001, and is currently at #1404. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Raegan (#262 IN 2018), Ragan, Reagan (#107) and Regina (#409) are the prominent related forms of Regan (#1404). Usage of these forms of Regan was at its most widespread less than a decade ago (AVERAGE #807) and has remained as widespread to this day (#836, 2% LESS USAGE), but with forms such as Regan becoming less trendy. Regina is the all-time favorite, although Raegan appears to be gaining favor too.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aeran, Devan▼, Jean▼, Lean, Logan▲, Maegan▼, Meagan▼, Meegan, Megan▼, Meggan, Meghan▼, Pagan, Rea, Read, Reba▼, Reda, Regena, Reggi, Regina▼, Regine, Rena▼, Renae▼, Renay, Reta▼, Reva▼, Rexana, Reya, Reza, Rhyan, Rian, Rowan▲, Ryan▲ and Sean. These names tend to be less commonly used than Regan.
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