Reagan

Reagan is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Reagan are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 12%Female 88%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 12% male / 88% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 6,647 male / 49,254 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Reagan

To address Reagan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Reagan," in English, "Guten Tag Reagan," in German. About 12% of people named Reagan are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Reagan,

German

Guten Tag Reagan,

French

Bonjour Reagan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Reagan:

Chinese

Reagan您好：

Japanese

Reagan様

English

Hi Reagan,

German

Hi Reagan,

French

Salut Reagan,

Spanish

Hola Reagan,

Chinese

Reagan你好：

Japanese

Reaganさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Reagan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	12%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	75%

United States birth data

6,647 male · 49,254 female · 55,901 births recorded

Male 12%Female 88%

Since 1980: 10% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Reagan a male or female name?

Reagan is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Reagan are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Reagan in an email?

Is Reagan a unisex name?

Reagan is not a unisex name: 12% of people named Reagan are men. Reagan leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Reagan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/reagan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_reagan,
  title  = {Is Reagan a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/reagan},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}