How Many People Are Named Ragan?
An estimated 2,149 people in the United States have the first name Ragan. It is used for both genders, with 82.5% female. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Ragan peaked in popularity in 1998 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ragan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ragan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,149
About 1 in 159,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
82.5% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1998
89 births
Total Registered
2,254
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ragan
Ragan is predominantly female (82.5%), though 394 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ragan as a male name
Ranked #10,532 in 2021
7 male births in 2021
Peak: 1963 (14 births)
Ragan as a female name
Ranked #13,101 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (78 births)
Ragan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ragan span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 648 babies were registered. Ragan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ragan by Decade
How has Ragan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ragan by State
Birth registrations for Ragan span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee. The lowest are in Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida. On average, about 33 Ragans were registered per state.
Ragan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ragan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ragan
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ragan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ragan?
We estimate approximately 2,149 people named Ragan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 159,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Ragan a common name?
Ragan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,254 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ragan most popular?
Ragan reached peak popularity in 1998, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ragan is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ragan a female name?
Ragan is predominantly female. 82.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ragan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ragan Smith, Ragan Johnson, Ragan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me