There doesn't seem to be a way to do that either. There are some workarounds described here:
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=142855
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=92958
Alternatively you could create a "User" report builder report, add the "time created" column and sort by that column to get the most recent signups.
Simon