Recorded 1948–1978 Girls' name Peak 1948 66 births

Ragena — girls' name

66 babies named Ragena in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s91950s171960s171970s23
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Ragena was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ragena in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ragena

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Ragena between 1948 and 1978, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ragena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ragena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ragena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ragena 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 66 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.

Ragena at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

66

Since 1948

31 years of records

Peak year

1948

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1948

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1978

Ragena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1948

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1948)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
45678910 19781977197319711968196719651957195519501948 9

Ragena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 35% of Ragena's all-time total
1940s91950s171960s171970s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ragena?
66 babies have been named Ragena since 1948. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1948 with 9 births.
When was Ragena most popular?
Ragena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Ragena been used?
Ragena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 31 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Ragena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ragan, Ragen, Raghad, Ragina, 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, 1948–1978 (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.