Raegan is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Raegan means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Raegan across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Raegan has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Raegan is a girl name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “little king, impulsive”. A variant spelling of Reagan, an anglicized Irish surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 25,492 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 433 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 108 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Raegan per year, United States (1956 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (1,417/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (29/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2000 (7/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2017 (3/yr).
Raegan has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #484 nationally (given to 1,432 babies that year).
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