Ragan
Ragan is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Ragan are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 18% male / 82% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 382 male / 1,785 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ragan
To address Ragan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ragan," in English, "Guten Tag Ragan," in German. About 18% of people named Ragan are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ragan,
German
Guten Tag Ragan,
French
Bonjour Ragan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ragan:
Chinese
Ragan您好:
Japanese
Ragan様
English
Hi Ragan,
German
Hi Ragan,
French
Salut Ragan,
Spanish
Hola Ragan,
Chinese
Ragan你好:
Japanese
Raganさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 18% |
United States birth data
382 male · 1,785 female · 2,167 births recorded
Since 1980: 13% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ragan a male or female name?
Ragan is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Ragan are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Ragan in an email?
To address Ragan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ragan," in English, "Guten Tag Ragan," in German. About 18% of people named Ragan are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Ragan a unisex name?
Ragan is not a unisex name: 18% of people named Ragan are men. Ragan leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Ragan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ragan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ragan,
title = {Is Ragan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ragan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}