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Hagen
Say it: HAH-gen
Meaning
Origin uncertain; perhaps from Germanic hag 'enclosure'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 2,950 babies given this name since 1973
- At its height in 2016, about 1 in 14,800 boys
- 92 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Norse | Högni |
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Famous bearers
- Hagen of Tronje, of the Nibelungenlied
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.