US rank #2259 Boys' name Peak 2023 733 births

Ragnar — #2259 US boys' name

733 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.

1910s291960s51970s52010s2922020s402
#2259
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ragnar was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

96 babies were named Ragnar in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ragnar

The Social Security Administration has registered 733 babies named Ragnar between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ragnar currently holds the #2259 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ragnar performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 402 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ragnar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ragnar in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ragnar 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 733 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.

Ragnar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

733

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2023

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,259

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ragnar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
96
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
050100150 2024202120182015201119181915 5

Ragnar by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
402 births that decade — 55% of Ragnar's all-time total
1910s291960s51970s52010s2922020s402

Ragnar by state

Where Ragnar concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ragnar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
68 9.3%
#2 Texas
44 6.0%
#3 Florida
29 4.0%
#4 New York
17 2.3%
#5 Utah
12 1.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
10 1.4%
#7 Arizona
7 1.0%
#8 Ohio
7 1.0%
California share of Ragnar's total US births 9.3%
Even split

68 of 733 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Ragnar appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ragnar?
733 babies have been named Ragnar since 1915. It currently ranks #2259 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 96 births.
When was Ragnar most popular?
Ragnar was most popular in the 2020s decade with 402 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ragnar most popular?
The top states for the name Ragnar are California (68 births), Texas (44 births), Florida (29 births).
How long has the name Ragnar been used?
Ragnar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ragnar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raghav, Ragan, Rage, Raghib, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–2024 (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.