Feminine dossier · first seen 1963
Ragan
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1998
Peak era
1998
Peak births
78
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Ragan
How many people are named Ragan?
An estimated 1,795 living Americans are named Ragan.
How rare is Ragan?
Ragan is very rare among babies today, with 6 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 92.3% from its 1998 peak.
How old is the typical Ragan?
The median age of a living American named Ragan is approximately 28 years, with most bearers falling between 21 and 42 years old.
Is Ragan still popular?
Not especially. Ragan has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 6 births in 2025.
Where is Ragan most common?
Ragan has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 3.7× more often than the national baseline.
1963Peak 19982025
Peak year
1998
Decline from peak
92.3%
2025
6
All-time
1,866
Where it lives now
Ragan is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 3.7× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Ragan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.