Girls' name · since 1974
Ragen
583 babies named Ragen in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 583
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ragen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 583 have been recorded since 1974.
Ragen has 583 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2021.
- #10,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 583 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ragen ranks #10,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 583 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 583
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ragen's 583 recorded births place it above 85.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ragen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ragen's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ragen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2021
- Peak year (2007)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ragen popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1973 (Ragen as boys' name)
Ragen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (192 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Ragen's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ragen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
80 births
- 1980s 66
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 192 births (33% of all-time use).
How Ragen 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 Ragen's total volume
Ragen by state
Where Ragen concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
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What to do with Ragen's data
- Ragen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ragens (6 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 Ragen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1974–2021 (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 Ragen 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.