Unisex name · since 1973
Hagen
3,185 babies named Hagen in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,041 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,185
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,185 babies have been named Hagen since 1973, making it today's #2041 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hagen has been recorded 3,185 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #2041 nationally and more common than 85% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #2,435 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,041 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,185 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hagen ranks #2,435 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,041 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,185 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,041 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,185
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hagen's 3,185 recorded births place it above 94.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hagen compares
3,185 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hagen's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hagen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,185 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hagen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hagen's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hagen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Hagen popularity over time - girls
243 total births recorded since 1990 (Hagen as girls' name)
Hagen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,155 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Hagen's strongest decade.
1,155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Hagen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 90
1980s
90 births
- 1990s 345
1990s
345 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,055 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,155 births
- 2020s
2020s
523 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,155 births (36% of all-time use).
How Hagen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hagen's total volume
Hagen by state
Where Hagen concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 735 | 23.1% |
| #2 | Utah | | 158 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 144 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 91 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 90 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 62 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 62 | 1.9% |
| #8 | California | | 41 | 1.3% |
735 of 3,185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Hagen appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hagen's data
- Hagen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,155 total births) through the 2020s (523) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hagens (735 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hagen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hagen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.