Boys' name · since 1915
Ragnar
787 babies named Ragnar in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,964 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 787
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
787 babies have been named Ragnar since 1915, making it today's #2549 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ragnar recorded 787 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #2549 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #5,964 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,549 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 787 born since 1915
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ragnar ranks #5,964 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,549 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 787 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,964 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 787
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ragnar's 787 recorded births place it above 86.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ragnar compares
787 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Ragnar's all-time total is 113% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ragnar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 787 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ragnar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ragnar's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 97, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ragnar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Ragnar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (456 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Ragnar's strongest decade.
456 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ragnar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 29
1910s
29 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
292 births
- 2020s
2020s
456 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 456 births (58% of all-time use).
How Ragnar 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 Ragnar's total volume
Ragnar by state
Where Ragnar concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 74 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 44 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 29 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Utah | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.9% |
74 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Ragnar appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Ragnars (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ragnar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Ragnar 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.