Wagner
Masculine
Wagner entered the US charts in 1915, peaked at #3601 in 1964, ranks #7679 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Wagner?
Wagner first appears in US birth records in 1915 — 110 years ago. The typical Wagner alive today was born around 2004, making them about 21 years old. About 300 people named Wagner are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Wagner most popular?
Wagner peaked in 1964, reaching #3601 nationally. Today it ranks #7679, 4,078 places below that high. See the whole 1964 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1915
- Most boys named
- 200915 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3601reached in 1964
- Change vs 2024
- −23.1%10 in 2025, from 13
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Wagners among us
people named Wagner are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 170,808 born in 2025 was named Wagner
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Grantland test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Wagner's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Grantland climbed just as high around 1930, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Grantland's path sketches the road Wagner is walking now.
Wagner sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Wagner beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Wagner in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Wagners are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Wagner are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Wagner in 2025?
- Wagner ranks #7679 among US boy names in 2025, with 10 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Wagner?
- About 1 in every 170,808 US boys born in 2025 was named Wagner — 10 in all.
- Will my child share the name Wagner with classmates?
- Wagner will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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