Recorded 1974–2021 Girls' name Peak 2007 583 births

Ragen — girls' name

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.

1970s801980s661990s1522000s1922010s792020s14
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Ragen was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

27 babies were named Ragen in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ragen

The Social Security Administration has registered 583 babies named Ragen between 1974 and 2021, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ragen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ragen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ragen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Ragen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ragen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 583 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ragen at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

583

Since 1974

48 years of records

Peak year

2007

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1974

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ragen popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1974

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2007)
27
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
051015202530 202120152008200219961990198119751974 20

Ragen popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1973 (Ragen as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 199819841973 5

Ragen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
192 births that decade — 33% of Ragen's all-time total
1970s801980s661990s1522000s1922010s792020s14

Ragen by state

Where Ragen concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ragen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.0%
#2 Michigan
5 0.9%
Texas share of Ragen's total US births 1.0%
Even split

6 of 583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ragen?
583 babies have been named Ragen since 1974. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2007 with 27 births.
When was Ragen most popular?
Ragen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Ragen most popular?
The top states for the name Ragen are Texas (6 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Ragen been used?
Ragen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 48 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Ragen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ragan, Raghad, Ragina, Raguel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.