How Many People Are Named Ragnar?
An estimated 699 people in the United States have the first name Ragnar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Ragnar peaked in popularity in 2023 with 96 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ragnar 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 Ragnar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
699
About 1 in 490,350 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2023
96 births
Total Registered
733
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ragnar
Ragnar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 733 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ragnar as a male name
Ranked #2,272 in 2024
63 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (96 births)
Ragnar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ragnar span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 402 babies were registered. Ragnar remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ragnar by Decade
How has Ragnar 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.
Ragnar by State
Birth registrations for Ragnar span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oregon, Minnesota, Indiana. On average, about 17 Ragnars were registered per state.
Ragnar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ragnar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ragnar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ragnar?
We estimate approximately 699 people named Ragnar 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 490,350 Americans share this first name.
Is Ragnar a common name?
Ragnar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 733 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ragnar most popular?
Ragnar reached peak popularity in 2023, when 96 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ragnar is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ragnar a male name?
Ragnar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ragnar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ragnar Smith, Ragnar Johnson, Ragnar 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.
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