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Regis

REE-jis /ˈreɪdʒɪs/ Latin

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#8,910 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
8 (<0.01% of boys)
Trend
Slipping #5,980 in 2020 #8,910 in 2025
Peak
#599 in 1917
First recorded
1897

Meaning of Regis

Regis springs from the Latin word regis, meaning “of the king,” and it marches through history like a tiny royal parade. It’s unisex, so it can crown a daughter or a son with equal grace. This name has danced through medieval courts, lit up the pages of saints’ tales—especially Saint John Francis Regis—and even graced the credits of talk-show legend Regis Philbin. When you say RAY-jis, it pirouettes on the tongue, balancing old-world regality with modern warmth. It’s a name that invites little ones to wear their own crowns of kindness and courage from day one.

How to pronounce Regis

Latin

Popularity of Regis in the U.S.

Regis was the #8,910 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 8 babies. It peaked at #599 in 1917. It first appears in the records in 1897.

Bar and line chart: Regis in the U.S., 1897–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 98 in 1917 and 8 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #599 in 1917, #8,910 in 2025.
  • Boys named Regis (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1897–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1897⁠–⁠2025 125 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
202588,910▼ 1,653
2024117,257▲ 32
2023117,289▲ 2,534
202279,823▼ 1,657
202198,166▼ 2,186
2020145,980▲ 1,193
2019117,173▼ 828
2018136,345▲ 1,795
201798,140▼ 1,791
2016136,349▲ 1,142
2015107,491▲ 639
201498,130▼ 593
2013107,537▼ 911
2012126,626▲ 876
2011107,502▼ 1,761
2010155,741▲ 1,951
2009107,692▼ 2,205
2008165,487▲ 2,686
200798,173▼ 2,392
2006145,781▼ 503
2005155,278▼ 32
2004155,246▲ 312
2003135,558▼ 427
2002145,131▼ 1,010
2001194,121▲ 1,799
2000115,920▼ 1,579
1999164,341▼ 144
1998164,197▼ 596
1997193,601▼ 763
1996262,838▼ 394
1995312,444▲ 586
1994233,030▼ 773
1993342,257▼ 598
1992521,659▲ 66
1991471,725▼ 364
1990671,361▼ 12
1989661,349▲ 243
1988451,592▼ 153
1987501,439▲ 54
1986451,493▼ 64
1985471,429▲ 607
1984262,036▼ 385
1983351,651▲ 26
1982351,677▲ 134
1981311,811▲ 556
1980212,367▲ 98
1979192,465▼ 552
1978261,913▲ 95
1977242,008▼ 297
1976301,711▲ 739
1975172,450▼ 868
1974311,582▲ 454
1973202,036▲ 44
1972192,080▼ 680
1971371,400▲ 35
1970341,435▼ 84
1969351,351▼ 220
1968441,131▼ 14
1967441,117▲ 367
1966271,484▼ 355
1965441,129▼ 140
196458989▲ 111
1963481,100▼ 9
1962491,091▲ 65
1961461,156▼ 4
1960461,152▼ 35
1959481,117▼ 91
1958551,026▼ 107
195768919▲ 126
1956521,045▼ 178
195572867▲ 35
195467902▼ 134
195385768▲ 95
195266863▼ 88
195182775▲ 25
195072800▼ 66
194988734▲ 10
194882744▼ 2
194786742▼ 66
194691676▲ 28
194575704▼ 6
194479698▲ 2
194384700▼ 33
194293667▼ 13
194187654▲ 57
194073711▲ 15
193968726▼ 11
193873715▼ 50
193780665▼ 5
193679660▲ 97
193566757▼ 79
193480678▲ 79
193365757▼ 18
193271739▼ 72
193180667▲ 82
193072749▲ 32
192968781▼ 2
192869779▲ 113
192758892▼ 89
192667803▲ 68
192559871▲ 54
192457925▼ 148
192372777▼ 79
192287698▲ 116
192170814▼ 29
192072785▲ 123
191954908▼ 77
191862831▼ 232
191798599▲ 164
191664763▲ 13
191560776▼ 42
191451734▲ 101
191333835▲ 41
191226876▼ 209
191122667▲ 155
191014822▲ 455
190961,277▼ 331
19089946▲ 399
190751,345▼ 234
190661,111▲ 122
190551,233▼ 28
190451,205back
19017858▲ 452
190051,310back
189751,057new

Notable people named Regis

  • Regis Philbin was a beloved American television host who holds the Guinness World Record for the most hours on US television.
  • Regis Prograis is an American former professional boxer who won WBA and WBC super lightweight world titles.
  • Regis F. Groff was an American teacher and politician who served 20 years as the second African American elected to the Colorado State Senate.
  • Karl O'Connor, known as Regis, is an Irish-born British techno musician and record label owner.
  • Regis Adair Quaresma de Souza is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker and winger for The Strongest in Bolivia.
More people named Regis 10 more
  • Jules Regis Debray is a French philosopher and journalist known for his work on mediology and his ties to Latin American revolutionary movements.
  • Paul Regis Hauser, known as Max Valentin, was a French writer and puzzle designer best known for the treasure hunt On the Trail of the Golden Owl.
  • Regis Francois Gignoux was a French painter who worked in the United States from 1840 to 1870.
  • Regis Herve Genaux was a Belgian professional footballer who played as a right back.
  • Regis Gizavo was a Malagasy accordionist who began playing as a child and won the Radio France Internationale Prix Decouvertes in 1990.
  • Regis Wargnier is a French filmmaker best known for his Oscar-winning film Indochine.
  • Regis Junior is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
  • Regis Marcon is a French chef whose restaurant, Le Clos des Cimes, earned three Michelin stars in 2005.
  • Regis de Oliveira is a Brazilian lawyer, professor, and politician who briefly served as mayor of Sao Paulo in 2000.
  • Regis Laguesse is a French football coach and former forward who played for Angers, Bastia and Laval.