Ragnar name meaning
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What does Ragnar mean?
Originated from Old High German and Germanic, Unexpected choice and Currently Fashinable Ragnar is used in Scandinavian, Nordic, Swedish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic and Faroese, Ragnar means "Powerful Army, Ancient Personal Name, Advice or Power" is generally used for boys.
Ragnar is variation of Rayner. Rayner's meaning is Advice and From the Ancient Personal Name Ragnar has origin in Old High German and Germanic. Also Ragnar is form of Ragnarr in Swedish language.
How do I pronounce Ragnar?
Two syllabled Ragnar is most commonly pronounced as rag-nar.
Variants of Ragnar
Raginhari, Ragner, Rayner, Rainhard, Rainer, Ragnarr, Raginheri, Rainar, Raginhard, Reynard
How popular is the name Ragnar?
In United States, Ragnar is a familiar name where it has been in use since 1915 and has secured the place in top 3000 names. Recently in 2018, it ranked 2021st when 71 boy were named Ragnar.
Over 269 people have been named Ragnar in United States. Ragnar is an uncommon baby name in still in use in England and Wales. In Belgium, first appeared in 2015 and is still in use.
But Ragnar is a popular baby name in Norway where every 1 in 800 have the name. At least, 10000 people globally have carried Ragnar as their given name according to our findings.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1723 | 96 |
| 2022 | 1820 | 88 |
| 2021 | 1800 | 86 |
| 2020 | 2037 | 69 |
| 2019 | 2332 | 58 |
| 2018 | 2012 | 72 |
| 2017 | 2317 | 56 |
| 2016 | 2881 | 41 |
| 2015 | 3429 | 32 |
| 2014 | 4863 | 19 |
Facts
Ragnar in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 85 | 77 | 5 | 5 |
 | 3570 | 653 | 15 | 0 |
Here's what numbers has to say about Ragnar
Positive energy adores your spirit. Accept what you feel and express it when you feel the urge. People admire your spirit. You don't share the usual opinion of things and the ordinary life perspective. You always feel like something's missing in your life. You want to shout it out to the world that not everyone has to think or behave the same. You believe life's to have fun. You never get tired from trying to be better than you were yesterday.
Go through the following names similar to Ragnar
- Karia - Karia's meaning is Pure is a unisex name, chiefly used in Finnish and Norwegian has origin in African
- Ovin - Meaning of Ovin is Rich or Friend is originated from German is a baby boy name is primarily used in Swedish and Kannada
- Kaisa - Meaning of Kaisa is Dear and Pretty used for girls which originated from Old Greek is used chiefly in Swedish, Estonian and English. Kaisa is abridged form of Karine.
- Ovla is equivalent of Ola in Sami language
- Albertus - Originated from Germanic, Famous and Rooted Albertus means "Bright or Noble" which is used principally in Latin and Swedish is aimed at baby boys
Famous people named Ragnar
- Ragnar Lodbrok, legendary Norse Viking hero and ruler
- Ragnar Christiansen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
- Ragnar Søderlind, Norwegian composer
- Ragnar Axelsson, Icelandic photographer
- Ragnar Vik, Norwegian sailor
- Ragnar Svensson, Swedish sailor
- Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and the co-recipient of the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
- Ragnar Granit, Swedish-speaking Finnish and later Swedish scientist
- Ragnar Skancke, Norwegian Minister of Labour and Minister for Church and Educational Affairs
- Ragnar Tørnquist, Norwegian game designer and author
- Ragnar Skanåker, world-class shooter for an extremely long period
- Ragnar Östberg, Swedish architect
- Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian international economist and policy maker mainly
- Ragnar Klavan, Estonian professional footballer
- Ragnar Stenberg, sportsperson
- Ragnar Lundberg, Swedish pole vaulter who competed at the 1948
- Ragnar Colvin, long-serving Royal Navy officer
- Ragnar Sigurðsson, Icelandic professional footballer
- Ragnar Malm, Swedish road racing cyclist
- Ragnar Wicksell, Swedish football and bandy player
- Ragnar Bergstedt, Swedish rower
- Ragnar Margeirsson, Icelandic footballer, who played as a striker
- Ragnar Olson, Swedish horse rider
- Ragnar Bragason in Málmhaus as Director
- Ragnar Allberg in movie St�l as Writer
- Ragnar Billberg played the leading character of Jim Grey in 1930 drama movie Hjärtats röst.
Lists having Ragnar
- Boy names beginning with R
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- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Norwegian Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Strong
- Baby Names that mean Counselor
- Baby Names that mean Ancient
- Baby Names that mean Powerful
- Baby Names that mean Army
- Baby Names that mean Warrior
- Baby Names that mean Advice
- Baby Names that mean Power
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls