Given name & surname
Regina
“queen”·“a queenly woman”
Regina is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “queen” (Latin) and “a queenly woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “queen” (Latin) and “a queenly woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Regina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 184,835
- 563 boys · 184,272 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 5,019 babies
- 2025
- 786
- #395 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 786 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 395 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,002 in 1962. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (255). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 139,152 as a first name in 2020; 1,254 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.
Regina’s family of names
In English usage, Regina has a diminutive in Gina. In English usage, Regina shares an earlier linguistic root with Rani. In English usage, Regina has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Reina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Regina has relatives in 15 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
22 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Rainasee also
- Rainesee also
- Raghnailtsee also
- Réjaalso known as · Czech
- Regčaalso known as · Czech
- Régaalso known as · Czech
- Regušalso known as · Czech
- Reguškaalso known as · Czech
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People named Regina
- Regina KingAmerican actress and director (born 1971)
- Regina SpektorAmerican musicianborn 1980
- Mayaqueen; mother of the Buddha600 BC–600 BC
- Jenna FischerAmerican actressborn 1974
- Regina HallAmerican actress (born 1970)
- Regine VelasquezFilipina singer and actress (born 1970)
- Regina DuarteBrazilian actressborn 1947
- Tina BlauAustrian artist (1845-1916)
- Regina Jonasfirst woman to be ordained as a rabbi (1902–1944)
Characters named Regina: White Queen (Through the Looking-Glass character), Regina George (Mean Girls).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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