Given name & surname
Regal
“born into royalty”
Regal is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “born into royalty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “born into royalty.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Regal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 80
- 55 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 202 as a first name in 2020; 1,215 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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