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Meaning of the nameRégis

Régis is a French masculine name taken from a surname that Behind the Name translates as 'ruler', in Occitan.

Meaning

“ruler (from a French surname)”

Source: Behind the Name: Régis · Wiktionary: Régis (French)

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People (2022)
18,002
Rank in Brazil
#1,138
Median age
38 years
2010 Census
20,591
people

Régis in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Régis, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (5,727 people).

218 women 17,784 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Régis is most common

States with the highest share of people named Régis in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.042%
  2. Ceará 0.014%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.011%
  4. São Paulo 0.010%
  5. Goiás 0.010%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul4,5890.042%
São Paulo4,4000.010%
Minas Gerais1,8530.009%
Ceará1,2240.014%
Santa Catarina8370.011%
Paraná8140.007%
Rio de Janeiro7630.005%
Goiás6880.010%
Bahia3320.002%
Mato Grosso2750.008%
Espírito Santo2610.007%
Distrito Federal2490.009%
Mato Grosso do Sul2290.008%
Pará2200.003%
Maranhão2160.003%
Pernambuco1950.002%
Piauí1650.005%
Amazonas1460.004%
Alagoas950.003%
Rondônia900.006%
Rio Grande do Norte870.003%
Tocantins830.006%
Paraíba690.002%
Sergipe510.002%
Roraima340.005%
Acre230.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Régis

According to Behind the Name, Régis comes from a French surname meaning 'ruler' in Occitan. Wiktionary describes the surname as occupational, for an official, linked to the French verb régir, and also records the explanation through Latin rēgis, 'of the king', for someone who served in a king's household. As a given name, it was given in honor of Saint John Francis Régis. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,002 people named Régis, with a median age of 38. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Régis · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Régis (French) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Regis · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Régis

What does the name Régis mean?

Régis means “ruler (from a French surname)”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Régis in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,002 people with the first name Régis, which ranks it number 1,138 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Régis a boy's or a girl's name?

Régis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 218 women and 17,784 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Régis?

Régis is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Régis most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.042% of the state's population is named Régis (4,589 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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