A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Reginald
creased · deliberate · proper
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenFormed from the Germanic elements for counsel and rule, the name moved through Anglo-Norman England before settling into standard English usage. Nineteenth-century American ledgers adopted it as a formal choice that offered both weight and the informal escape hatch of a one-syllable nickname.
Also answers toReggie, Reg
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 2,668 souls, A.D. 1962 2025
2025: 153 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
51 yrs
Most Reginalds were born around 1968 — has dialed a rotary phone in earnest.
Peak Reign
1962
№133 that year
Generation
Gen X, 32%
then Boomer 30% · Millennial 22%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈112K ever born · now falling
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Reginald grew up with
SSA Data8-track tapes·lava lamps·The Brady Bunch
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Reginald peaked in 1962.
Estimated average age: 51.
What people think
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Reginald sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Reginald sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
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The public has not yet weighed in on Reginald. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA Reginald sounds like someone who arrives on time with a pen that clicks cleanly. The name reached its highest single-year tally in 1962, which places the typical living bearer squarely in late middle age. It carries an unhurried, upright posture that rarely runs for a bus. Most people expect him to go by Reggie until paperwork demands otherwise.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name saw its high-water mark in 1962 with about three thousand births before beginning a slow, steady descent.
Field Note 02
Over sixty percent of living bearers belong to Generation X or the Baby Boom cohort, giving the name a distinctly mid-century administrative cadence.
Field Note 03
New registrations dropped to 153 in 2025, turning the full three-syllable version into a rare sight on modern day-care rosters.
Notable Reginalds
AI-WrittenReginald Rosescreenwriter and playwright, b. 1920
Reginald VelJohnsonactor, b. 1952
Reginald Hudlinfilm director and writer, b. 1961
Ephemera — If Reginald were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Richmond
Artifact
Fountain pen with blue-black ink
Job
Senior probate clerk
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