Reginold
A Germanic masculine name derived from "Regin" meaning counsel or advice.
Name Census estimates that about 425 living Americans carry the first name Reginold. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Reginold today is around 59 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Reginold births was 1965 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Reginold. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
425
~ 1 in 806,481 Americans
Peak year
1965
23 babies that year
Average age
59
years old
2004 SSA rank
#11,038
Tracked since 1930
Census
Reginold in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 264 people with the first name Reginold, which placed it at #32,084 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,084
National first-name rank
People counted
264
264 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
72.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Reginold
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reginold is Black at 72.3%. The next largest groups are White (15.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Reginold described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Reginold at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American72.3% · 191
- White15.2% · 40
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.9% · 13
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 10
- Two or more races3.8% · 10
Popularity
Reginold: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Reginold from the 1930s through to the 2000s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 167 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Reginold by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Reginold during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Reginolds live
Origin
Meaning and history of Reginold
The name Reginold derives from the Germanic elements "regin" meaning "counsel" or "advice" and "waldan" meaning "to rule" or "to govern". It is a variation of the name Reginald, which dates back to the Middle Ages in Europe.
This name first appeared in the 8th century among the Frankish nobility and was particularly popular in regions like modern-day France, Germany, and England. It was often associated with royalty and nobility, as the meaning suggested wisdom and leadership qualities.
One of the earliest documented uses of the name Reginold can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript compiled in 1086 on the order of William the Conqueror, which recorded landholders in England. Reginold of Bailleul, a Norman nobleman, was listed as a tenant-in-chief in several counties.
In the 12th century, Reginold of Cologne (1120-1195) was a notable German philosopher and theologian, best known for his work "De Verbo Incarnato" (On the Incarnate Word). He played a significant role in the development of scholastic theology.
During the Middle Ages, the name Reginold was also popular among the aristocracy in England. One notable bearer was Reginold de Bohun (1155-1199), a powerful Anglo-Norman baron and member of the House of Bohun, who played a crucial role in the negotiations between King John and the barons that led to the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215.
In the 14th century, Reginold Pecock (1395-1460) was an English author, philosopher, and Bishop of Chichester. He is renowned for his extensive writings on philosophy, theology, and logic, including his famous work "The Repressor of Over Much Blaming of the Clergy".
Another notable figure was Reginold Pole (1500-1558), an English cardinal of the Catholic Church and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury before the English Reformation. He played a significant role in the religious and political turmoil of the 16th century in England.
While the name Reginold has fallen out of popular use in modern times, it remains a part of history, carrying with it the connotations of wisdom, leadership, and nobility from its ancient Germanic roots.
People
Reginold + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Reginold as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Reginold: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reginold?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 425 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Reginold going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 806,481 US residents.
Is Reginold a common name?
We classify Reginold as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 522 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Reginold most popular?
The single biggest year for Reginold was 1965, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Reginold is about 59 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Reginold in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 264 people with the name Reginold, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,084 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Reginold in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Reginold?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Reginold appears almost entirely male. Of the 256 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Reginold?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reginold is Black at 72.3%. The next largest groups are White (15.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Reginold most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Reginold in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.3% (191 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Reginold in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Reginold a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Reginold in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Reginold still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Reginold in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Reginold can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Reginold?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.