Spellings
Reagan or Raegan?
In the US in 2025, 64% of babies in this name family were spelled Reagan and 31% Raegan. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Reagan already led in 2015, with 68% of the family's births; it has 65% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 4,490 to 1,913 births (−57%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reagan | 3,061 | 1,244 | −59% |
| Raegan | 1,167 | 589 | −50% |
| Regan | 262 | 80 | −69% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈreɪɡən/ (RAY-gun). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Reagan 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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