Girls' name · since 1977
Raegen
Raegen has 913 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,194 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 913
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
913 babies have been named Raegen since 1977, making it today's #11194 girls' name.
Raegen has 913 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11194 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #8,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,194 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 913 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raegen ranks #8,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,194 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 913 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,194 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 913
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raegen's 913 recorded births place it above 88.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Raegen compares
913 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Raegen's all-time total is 143% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raegen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 913 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raegen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raegen splits its recorded history at 2006: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raegen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Raegen popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2016 (Raegen as boys' name)
Raegen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (346 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Raegen's strongest decade.
346 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Raegen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 100
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
330 births
- 2010s
2010s
346 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 346 births (38% of all-time use).
How Raegen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Raegen's total volume
Raegen by state
Where Raegen concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
12 of 913 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Raegen's data
- Raegen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (346 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Raegens (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Raegen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Raegen 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.