Given name & surname · also Irish
Hagen
“a youthful woman”·“one who is youthful”
Hagen is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a youthful woman” (Irish) and “one who is youthful”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a youthful woman” (Irish) and “one who is youthful”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
In Danish use, Hagen is used as a form of Hakan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hagen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,428
- 3,185 boys · 243 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 145 babies
- 2025
- 73
- #2,044 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 92% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 73 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,044 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 135 in 2006. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,624 as a first name in 2020; 22,194 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hagen’s family of names
Hagen shares a linguistic root with Håkan. Hagen has a related form in Hagan. Hagen has a related form in Haggan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Haganvariant
- Haggunvariant
- Hagunvariant
- Haggonvariant
- Hagonvariant
- Haggynvariant
- Hagynvariant
- Hagginvariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hagen
- Hagen KleinertGerman physicist1941–2025
- Hagen MelzerEast German athletics competitorborn 1959
- Hagen StammGerman water polo player and coachborn 1960
- Hagen SchulzeGerman historian (1943-2014)
- Hagen ReinholdGerman politicianborn 1978
- Hagen RetherGerman standup comedian and pianistborn 1969
- Hagen PohleGerman racewalkerborn 1992
- Hagen LiebingGerman musician (1961–2016)
- Hagen von OrtloffGerman television personalityborn 1949
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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