US rank #6487 Boys' name Peak 2009 337 births

Wagner — #6487 US boys' name

337 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.

1910s51950s51960s61970s151980s431990s642000s872010s672020s45
#6487
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% 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.

What the Data Says About Wagner

The Social Security Administration has registered 337 babies named Wagner between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wagner currently holds the #6487 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wagner performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Wagner shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wagner 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 337 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.

Wagner at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

337

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2009

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,487

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wagner popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
15
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
05101520 202420172010200419981991198119571915 5

Wagner by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
87 births that decade — 26% of Wagner's all-time total
1910s51950s51960s61970s151980s431990s642000s872010s672020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wagner?
337 babies have been named Wagner since 1915. It currently ranks #6487 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?
Wagner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.

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.