Regan

RAY-gan or REE-gan

Irish

"little king"

Regan Origin and Meaning

The name Regan is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "little king".

Like somewhat more popular twin sister Reagan, this vibrant last-name-first Irish choice makes a strong, straightforward option.

She does have a couple of downsides though. Regan entered the girls' list in 1974 – one year after the horror flick The Exorcist featured the demonically possessed Regan MacNeill. And before that, Regan was one of the faithless daughters in Shakespeare's King Lear.

But putting all that aside – and you can – Regan makes a worthy successor to the overused Welsh Megan.

Regan Rank in US Top 1000

# 879 in the US

Regan Popularity

• 1211 Nameberry 2024
• 719 Unique 2022
• 433 Unisex 2023

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Famous People Named Regan

• Regan Elizabeth Hartley American beauty queen; Miss New Hampshire 2011
• Regan Lamble Australian Olympic racewalker
• Regan Lauscher Canadian Olympic luger
• Regan American YouTuber of PeruseProject

Regan in Pop Culture

• Regan middle daughter in Shakespeare's "King Lear"
• Regan Theresa MacNeil character in the book and movie "The Exorcist"
• Regan Black character on TV's "The Black Box"
• Regan Capp character in "Sims" series
• Regan Abbott character in "A Quiet Place"
• Regan Wyngarde aka Lady Mastermind character in X,Men comics
• Regan O'Neill main character in "Luna" by Julie Anne Peters
• Regan Hamleigh Countess of Shiring, character in The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett