Regina

Girl Latin #328 in 2023

Regina is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Regina

The given name originally referred to the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven. The Canadian city was named for Queen Victoria, as suggested by Princess Louise.

Popularity of Regina

Popularity, 1880–2023

940 births in 2023

1880 2023

182,565 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1962

5,003 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.