Ragen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RAY-gun
- Origin
- Irish
Ragen is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Riagán”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ragen mean?
Irish: spelling of Ragan, itself a variant of Reagan, from Irish Ó Riagáin
“descendant of Riagán”
The surname became widely known through US President Ronald Reagan.
Meaning borrowed from Ragan.
Is Ragen a girl's or a boy's name?
Ragen is a girls' name.
How popular is Ragen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Ragen in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ragen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 20 | #3,313 |
Names like Ragen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan, Cassidy, Devyn, Regan, Keegan, Brynn, Reagan, Kaitlyn, Rhiannon, Ashlyn, Kayden, Keely
Names related to Ragen
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ragen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ragen, updated 20 October 2026.