Is Ragan a boy or girl name?

Ragan is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,260 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 82.6% were girls and 17.4% were boys. It changed hands in 1966, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Ragan

Recorded 1923–2025 · United States

Ragan was most popular in 1998, when 89 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,049 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,260 people named Ragan.

Ragan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ragan’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ragan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ragan is mostly a girl’s name — 82.6% of the 2,260 Americans given it were girls and 17.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 1966 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 86% girls and 14% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ragan

Where Ragan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org