Raegan

Raegan is the softer, more feminine respelling of Reagan, from the Irish Ó Riagáin, descendant of the little king. The ae spelling slows the name down visually, lends it a hint of calligraphy, and steers it firmly toward the girls' side of a once-unisex name. At rank 458, Raegan runs with the Addisons and Harpers in the quietly dominant surname-turned-first-name tradition. Two syllables, one long vowel, a gentle close, the whole thing easy to call across a soccer field. It carries that Irish-American confidence, friendly and a little regal, without ever sounding formal. Tidy, smart, and endearingly approachable.