Given name & surname
Reg
“the king's advisor”
In English use, Reg is a diminutive of Reginald. One Latin interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Reg is a diminutive of Reginald. One Latin interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Reg is a diminutive of Reginald. An origin associated with Reginald is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Reg is used as a shortened form of Reginald.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reg through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 209
- 209 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 519 as a first name in 2020; 151 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Reg’s family of names
In English usage, Reg is a diminutive of Reginald. Reg has a related form in Reggie. Reg is a short form of Reginald.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Reg
- Reg Parnellracecar driver1911–1964
- Reg E. CatheyAmerican actor (1958-2018)
- Reg PresleyBritish singer (1941–2013)
- Reg ParkBritish bodybuilder and actor (1928-2007)
- Reg Harriscyclist1920–1992
- Reg WhiteSailor and boat builder (1935–2010)
- Reg EmpeyNorthern Ireland politician (born 1947)
- Reg VarneyBritish actor (1916–2008)
- Reg LewisAmerican bodybuilder and actor (1936–2021)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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