Entry № 2022 · Latin origin

Regina Regina — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ reh-JEE-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Queen (Saint Regina; Regina King; Regina Spektor)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 400
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "queen (saint regina; regina king; regina spektor)".

Regina is from the Latin regina (queen). **Saint Regina (3rd c.)** — Gallo-Roman virgin martyr of Autun in Burgundy. **Regina also serves as a Marian title — *Regina Caeli* ("Queen of Heaven") and *Salve Regina* ("Hail, Holy Queen") — addressing the Virgin Mary**. **Regina King (born 1971)** — American actress and director; **Best Supporting Actress Oscar for *If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018)** and four Primetime Emmy Awards. **Regina Spektor (born 1980)** — Russian-American singer-songwriter and pianist. **Regina M. Anderson (1901-1993)** — librarian and playwright of the Harlem Renaissance. **A top-100 US baby name from 1962 to 1972**.

Subject of countless Marian liturgy traditions and Regina King's directorial debut *One Night in Miami* (2020).

Queen. Marian title 'Queen of Heaven'; Regina King's Oscar at 47.

The name in its native script.

Regina
Transliteration
Regina
Pronunciation
/ rəˈdʒiː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Regina stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 400 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 95 in 1965
Babies named Regina · last year
750 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #95 NOW · #400

Reginas before her.

Real people
Regina King
American Oscar actress.
born 1971
Regina Spektor
Russian-American singer.
born 1980
Saint Regina
Gallo-Roman virgin martyr.
3rd c.
In fiction
Regina
Once Upon a Time.
2011

Names connected to Regina.

The number behind Regina.

4

The Builder

Regina reduces to four — the number of queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Latin queen. Six letters. Regina."
Sofia · Mother of one · Autun