Unisex name · since 1998

Tagen

166 babies named Tagen in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,114 of 45,481
all-time among boys
166
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

Tagen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 166 recorded since 1998.

Social Security Administration records show Tagen recorded 166 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2019.

  • #14,114 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 166 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tagen ranks #14,114 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#14,114 of 45,481
all-time among boys
166
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tagen's 166 recorded births place it above 68.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tagen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tagen splits its recorded history at 2007: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tagen popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2007)
19
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
05101520 1998200120042007201120152019 5

Tagen popularity over time - girls

99 total births recorded since 1999 (Tagen as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 99 births
46810121416 1999200220042006200820102012 5

Tagen by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (113 births, 68% of the file).

2000s was Tagen's strongest decade.

113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Tagen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 113 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tagen? ▼
166 babies have been named Tagen since 1998. All-time, it sits at #14,114 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2007 with 19 births.
Where does Tagen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tagen ranks #14,114 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tagen most popular? ▼
Tagen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Is Tagen a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Tagen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 166 births, and as a girl's name it has 99 births.
How long has the name Tagen been used? ▼
Records for Tagen go back to 1998, giving 22 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Tagen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taggart, Tage, Tag, Taggert, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Tagen's data

  • Tagen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2010s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tagen

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tagen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2019 (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 Tagen 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.