Girl · Old Norse
Ragna
Say it: RAHG-nah
Meaning
A short form of names beginning with Old Norse regin 'the gods, counsel', such as Ragnhild.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in Norway in the early 20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 201 babies given this name since 1885
- At its height in 1893, about 1 in 16,400 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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