The first name Wagner
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Wagner at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 boys born in the United States were named Wagner, the 8,212th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 15 were.
347
babies named Wagner since 1880
#8,212
rank in 2025
2009
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Wagner
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Wagner LopesBrazilian-Japanese association football player and manager, born 1969
- Wagner MouraBrazilian actor (born 1976)
- Wagner Pereira CardozoBrazilian association football player (1966-)
- Wágner Pires de AlmeidaBrazilian association football player, born 1973
- Wagner PinaCape Verdean footballer (born 2002)
- Wágner Ferreira dos SantosBrazilian footballer, born 1985
- Wagner DomingosBrazilian hammer thrower, born 1983
- Wagner LamounierBrazilian musician, born 1970
- Wagner da Silva SouzaBrazilian association football player, born 1990
- Wágner de Andrade BorgesBrazilian association football player, born 1987
- Wagner Renan RibeiroBrazilian footballer, born 1987
- Mr. CatraBrazilian composer and musician (1968-2018)
Questions
- Is Wagner a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 347 US babies named Wagner since 1880 were boys.
- When was Wagner most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Wagner, its highest rank at 6,072nd.
- Is Wagner also a surname?
- Yes. Wagner is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.