Regana

Girls' name

Elaboration of Regan

Regana has been given to 68 babies in the U.S. since 1960. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1962, with 15 recorded.

Babies named Regana, 1967

1 in 679,000

Regana over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Regana: meaning, origin, and history

Elaboration of Regan

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Regana means

Regana is a elaboration of Regan.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Regana is used in English (Rare).

Another recorded pronunciation is /ɹi.ˈɡæn.ə/ for Regana.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Regan.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 68 girls were recorded with the name Regana between 1960 and 1967. Its highest annual count was 15 in 1962; its best national rank was #3,397 in 1962.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Regana?

Regana had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1967, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1967: 1 in 679,000; 5 of 3,394,772 births
Among girls only: 1 in 330,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1967: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 470,616 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Regana sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1967 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 470,616 children born in 1967 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Regana. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Reganas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Regana was born before 1962 — so the typical Regana is around 63 today.

Median birth year: 1962; About 63 years old
Biggest decade: 1960s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 68; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1960s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (68).

Is Regana rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1962 (15)
Years since peak: 63; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 27.9% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,397; 1962

Spellings of Regana

Regana is not the most common spelling — Megan is, with 45.9% against Regana's <0.01%.

Megan45.9%440,065
Regina19.2%184,272
Reagan6.9%65,739
Rena4.1%39,124
Raegan2.6%25,214
Deana2.4%23,462
Reyna1.9%18,647
Regan1.7%16,307

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Regana by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,397; 1962
Peak year: 1962; 15 that year
First recorded: 1960
Last recorded: 1967
All-time count: 68
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Regana

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Regeana Mahana Mehana Aldana Regnia Evyana Mirana Viyana Sihana Taiana Lilana Regene Uliana Iolana Hasana Regann Afsana Dhyana Salana Livana Aidana Serana Regla Aythana

Sibling names for Regana

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Donita Carmel Tena Jeanetta Patrica Tana Treva Jonna

For a brother

Tod Greggory Mitch Berry Art Chet Toney Cornell

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