Ragan Popularity by Year
Follow Ragan across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Ragan birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 6 | #13,208 | Down 1,047 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 7 | #12,161 | Up 36 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 7 | #12,197 | Down 4,165 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 13 | #8,032 | Down 782 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 7 | #9,714 | Up 2,431 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 15 | #7,250 | Up 4,892 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 7 | #12,142 | Down 2,406 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 5 | #12,145 | Down 1,370 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 10 | #9,736 | Down 2,636 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 16 | #7,100 | Down 8 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 6 | #10,775 | Down 1,994 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 16 | #7,092 | Down 191 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 17 | #6,901 | Up 365 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 16 | #7,266 | Up 36 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 8 | #8,781 | Up 1,989 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 16 | #7,302 | Down 2,657 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 30 | #4,645 | Up 1,931 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 6 | #10,770 | Down 2,691 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 19 | #6,576 | Down 1,033 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 9 | #8,079 | Up 60 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 24 | #5,543 | Down 296 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 9 | #8,139 | Down 447 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 26 | #5,247 | Down 1,510 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 10 | #7,692 | Down 1,070 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 42 | #3,737 | Down 470 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 51 | #3,267 | Down 377 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 12 | #6,622 | Up 5,433 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 62 | #2,890 | Up 478 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 583 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 48 | #3,368 | Down 399 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 5 | #11,472 | Down 116 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 54 | #2,969 | Down 42 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 5 | #11,356 | Down 4,641 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 54 | #2,927 | Down 606 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 10 | #6,715 | Up 1,624 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 72 | #2,321 | Up 126 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 65 | #2,447 | Down 68 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 7 | #8,339 | Down 130 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 66 | #2,379 | Down 205 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 7 | #8,209 | Down 1,070 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 73 | #2,174 | Down 41 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 8 | #7,139 | Down 1,673 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 71 | #2,133 | Down 193 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 11 | #5,466 | Up 1,152 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 78 | #1,940 | Up 343 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 8 | #6,618 | Down 2,005 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 59 | #2,283 | Up 168 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 13 | #4,613 | Up 4,255 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 52 | #2,451 | Up 236 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 5 | #8,868 | Down 3,416 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 45 | #2,687 | Up 190 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 10 | #5,452 | Up 776 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 41 | #2,877 | Up 804 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 8 | #6,228 | Up 1,194 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 29 | #3,681 | Up 92 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 6 | #7,422 | Down 151 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 28 | #3,773 | Down 330 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 6 | #7,271 | Down 93 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 31 | #3,443 | Up 180 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 6 | #7,178 | Down 2,392 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 29 | #3,623 | Up 1,426 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 17 | #5,049 | Up 846 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 9 | #4,786 | Up 1,737 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 13 | #5,895 | Down 1,235 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 17 | #4,660 | Up 1,097 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 12 | #5,757 | Down 1,302 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 5 | #6,523 | Down 2,308 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 17 | #4,455 | Down 1,386 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 9 | #4,215 | Up 692 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 28 | #3,069 | Up 1,617 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 7 | #4,907 | Up 1,478 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 15 | #4,686 | Up 30 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 5 | #6,385 | Down 1,890 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 15 | #4,716 | Down 1,993 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 33 | #2,723 | Down 742 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 8 | #4,495 | Down 1,138 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 53 | #1,981 | Up 814 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 12 | #3,357 | Down 428 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 31 | #2,795 | Down 445 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 14 | #2,929 | Up 274 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 38 | #2,350 | Down 259 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 12 | #3,203 | Up 61 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 45 | #2,091 | Down 123 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 11 | #3,264 | Down 362 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 45 | #1,968 | Down 5 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 13 | #2,902 | Up 935 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 45 | #1,963 | Up 385 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 8 | #3,837 | Up 126 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 33 | #2,348 | Up 3,232 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 9 | #5,580 | Up 2,712 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 7 | #3,963 | Down 290 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 5 | #8,292 | Down 1,222 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 6 | #7,070 | Down 1,096 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 7 | #5,974 | Down 332 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 6 | #3,673 | Down 442 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 7 | #5,642 | Down 1,797 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 7 | #3,231 | Down 245 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 12 | #3,845 | Down 908 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 8 | #2,986 | Down 808 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 18 | #2,937 | Up 612 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 14 | #2,178 | Up 1,861 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 13 | #3,549 | Down 1,440 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 5 | #4,039 | Down 1,839 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 32 | #2,109 | Up 4,483 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 14 | #2,200 | Up 473 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 5 | #6,592 | — |
| 1962 | Boys | 10 | #2,673 | Up 664 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 7 | #3,337 | Up 490 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 5 | #3,827 | Down 5 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 6 | #3,822 | — |