NameTides

Ragnar

Ragnar was the #2,539 boys' name in the US in 2025 (52 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Ragnar as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Ragnar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ragnar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,539 (52)#2,014 (12)—#2,269 (8)
2024#2,261 (63)#1,460 (18)#535 (5)#3,072 (5)
2023#1,718 (97)#1,701 (14)—#1,687 (11)
2022#1,826 (88)#1,534 (16)—#1,895 (9)
2021#1,815 (86)#1,218 (22)—#2,491 (6)
2020#2,024 (70)#1,379 (18)#711 (3)#2,197 (7)
2019#2,339 (58)#1,253 (20)—#2,189 (7)
2018#2,017 (72)#1,786 (13)—#2,176 (7)
2017#2,319 (56)#2,172 (10)#532 (5)#1,510 (12)
2016#2,885 (41)#2,027 (11)——
2015#3,431 (32)#2,707 (7)——
2014#4,866 (19)#3,895 (4)——
2013#8,118 (9)———
2011#12,287 (5)———
1973#5,101 (5)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,718.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 33,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ragnar is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 34,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 49,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ragnar by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ragnar (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RagnarCanadaBoys#2,2698
RagnarEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
RagnarNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RagnarScotlandBoys—too few
RagnarUSBoys#2,53952