as a First Name
From the Latin vocabulary word meaning ‘queen’. It was occasionally used as a given name among the early Christians; a St Regina, probably of the 3rd century, was venerated as a virgin martyr at Autun from an early date. In modern use it is normally borne by Roman Catholics in allusion to the epithet Regina Coeli ‘Queen of Heaven’, a cult title of the Virgin Mary since the 8th century.
| 294th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 178,570
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alabama
- has the most people named Regina per capita
- 1967
- marked the height of its popularity
99.98%
0.02%
26%
55+
55+
60%
30-54
30-54
9%
13-29
13-29
5%
0-12
0-12
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