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.
- #9,804 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,734 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
347 babies have been named Wagner since 1915, making it today's #7734 boys' name.
Wagner has 347 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7734 as of the latest data, more common than 44% 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.
- #9,804 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,734 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 347 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wagner ranks #9,804 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,734 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 347 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,804 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,734 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Wagner's 347 recorded births place it above 78.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Wagner compares
347 48th percentile among 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
Wagner's all-time total is 6% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wagner | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 347 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 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 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
2000s is the heaviest window (87 births, 25% of the file).
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).
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- 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Wagner
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wagner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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 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 August 2026.