OriginDanish / Norse / Norwegian / Scandinavian / Swedish / Estonian
GenderMale
Syllables3
NumerologyLife Path 5
US Rank (today)#2284
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Origin & history of Ragnar
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Danish / Norse / Norwegian / Scandinavian / Swedish / Estonian roots
Ragnar comes from the Danish / Norse / Norwegian / Scandinavian / Swedish / Estonian tradition, meaning Warrior or judgment.
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How popular is Ragnar?
2023peak year
Today, Ragnar is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2284), with only about 66 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2023, 96 babies were given the name (ranked #1732 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Ragnar has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 733 babies have been registered as Ragnar since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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