Total births
347
Boys' name · since 1915
Wagner
347 babies named Wagner in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6511
- among boys today
- 347
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 54%
- more common than other boys
347 babies have been named Wagner since 1915, making it today's #6511 boys' name.
Wagner has 347 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6511 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #6511 among boys today
- 347 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
- 54% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Wagner is currently the #6511 boys' name in America, more common than 54% of boys - 347 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6511
- among boys today
- 347
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 54%
- more common than other boys
Wagner vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#6511
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 54% of names given to boys today.
2000s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Wagner was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
15 babies were named Wagner in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
How Wagner compares
347 49th percentile among 14,294 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
Wagner's all-time total is 5% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wagner | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 347 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 23 | 22,252 |
Wagner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wagner's full recorded timeline at 2001, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wagner at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2009
Current rank
#6,511
Active since
1915
Wagner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Wagner by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Wagner's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Wagner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 87 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wagner? ▼
347 babies have been named Wagner since 1915. It currently ranks #6511 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 15 births.
When was Wagner most popular? ▼
Wagner was most popular in the 2000s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Wagner been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wagner since 1915 -- 111 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What to do with Wagner's data
- Wagner's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wagner: #6511 Boys' Name - 347 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wagner. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Wagner 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 June 2026.