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Regan
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What Regan means
- Irish from Ó Riagáin, possibly 'little king'; also King Lear's daughter debated
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 535 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 614 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 747 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 1383 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 2082 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 2000.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Ryan Rory Kian Malik Kinsley Rian Kingston Reagan Basile King Melker Ruairi
Regan in stories
- King Lear: Regan, Lear's treacherous second daughter
- The Exorcist: Regan MacNeil, the possessed girl