Unisex name ★ peaked 2006

Hagen

Gender Unisex · 7% girls Rank 2025 #2,044 Trend ↓ Falling 17%
Rank 2025
#2,044
among boys · ↑98 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
73
named Hagen · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,398
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2006
145 babies
All-time total
3,428
#2,435 all-time among boys
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Hagen popularity over time

3,428 babies have been named Hagen since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 17 17 2 – #4,726
1980s – 90 90 9 +429% #3,720
1990s 24 345 369 37 +310% #1,623
2000s 66 1,055 1,121 112 +204% #1,240
2010s 106 1,155 1,261 126 +12% #1,350
2020s (to 2025) 47 523 570 95 -25% #1,540

Where Hagen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 70 0.04 outside top 500
2027 68 0.04 outside top 500
2028 66 0.04 outside top 500
2029 64 0.04 outside top 500
2030 63 0.04 outside top 500

Where Hagen is most popular

Boys named Hagen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.051 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Hagen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arkansas 17 0.269 +430%
Oklahoma 17 0.192 +279%
Alabama 14 0.128 +153%
Idaho 5 0.122 +141%
Tennessee 20 0.111 +118%
Texas 91 0.103 +104%
Missouri 13 0.094 +85%
Utah 6 0.063 +24%
Georgia 14 0.055 +9%
Kentucky 5 0.050 ≈ national
Indiana 6 0.037 -26%
Florida 9 0.019 -63%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Hagen

Hagen is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,044 in 2025 with 73 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 3,428 American babies have been named Hagen, about 93% boys and 7% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2006, when 145 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hagen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hagen?

The median living Hagen is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 21. An estimated 3,400 people named Hagen are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hagen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 73 #2,044
2024 11 #9,147 69 #2,142
2023 10 #9,855 89 #1,806
2022 12 #8,724 93 #1,773
2021 7 #12,665 114 #1,540
2020 7 #12,626 85 #1,781
2019 15 #7,485 95 #1,684
2018 5 #16,546 111 #1,533
2017 9 #11,020 105 #1,559
2016 10 #10,360 128 #1,383
2015 19 #6,550 116 #1,456
2014 7 #13,574 124 #1,379
2013 12 #9,226 111 #1,478
2012 9 #11,608 126 #1,350
2011 14 #8,347 117 #1,419
2010 6 #15,640 122 #1,379
2009 11 #10,224 126 #1,361
2008 7 #14,372 133 #1,309
2007 9 #11,977 128 #1,328
2006 10 #10,874 135 #1,240
2005 7 #13,512 99 #1,473
2004 9 #11,014 93 #1,471
2003 7 #12,893 98 #1,377
2002 6 #14,219 90 #1,435
2001 – – 79 #1,530
2000 – – 74 #1,591
1995 5 #14,221 38 #2,151
1990 5 #13,746 14 #4,053
1985 – – 9 #4,458
1980 – – 10 #3,954
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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Famous people named Hagen

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Hagen Kleinert Hagen Kleinert German theoretical physicist (1941–2025) Contemporary
  2. 2 Hagen Melzer East German athletics competitor b. 1959 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hagen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hagen?

The median living Hagen is about 15 years old. Half of all living Hagens are between 8 and 21 years old.

How many people named Hagen are alive today?

An estimated 3,400 people named Hagen are alive in the United States, based on 3,428 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Hagen in 2025?

Hagen ranked #2,044 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 73 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hagen?

3,428 babies have been named Hagen in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hagen most popular?

Hagen peaked in 2006, when 145 newborns received the name.

Is Hagen a boy or girl name?

Hagen is used for both: about 7% of babies named Hagen have been girls and 93% boys.

Is the name Hagen rising or falling?

Hagen is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hagen become more popular?

Hagen is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 63 boys named Hagen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hagen?

Well-known people named Hagen include Hagen Kleinert (physicist), Hagen Melzer (athlete).

Names like Hagen

Names that sound and feel close to Hagen: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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