Raegan
Girl / Boy name · 108 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Raegan: 108 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to both boys and girls, peaking at 7 births in 2000.
Raegan is a modern feminine spelling of Reagan, an Irish surname from the Gaelic Ó Riagáin, meaning "descendant of Riagán"—a personal name thought to derive from *ri* ("king") with a diminutive suffix, thus "little king." The most famous bearer is Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States, after whom Reagan National Airport and the Reagan era are named. Actress Raegan Revord, known for playing Missy Cooper in *Young Sheldon*, has helped popularise the spelling in recent decades. The variant Reagan remains more common for boys, but Raegan has steadily risen on Scotland's baby name charts since the 2000s, particularly for girls, reflecting a broader trend of adapting surname-style names as first names with a softer, distinctly feminine finish.
Girl 22 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20007 babies
- Latest (2022)
- #6254 babies
- Total births
- 99since 1988
- 5-year trend
- ▲ 33%vs prior 5y
Boy 3 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20043 babies
- Latest (2021)
- #7203 babies
- Total births
- 9since 2004
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y