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Hagen

“Named for Hagen von Tronje, a Burgundian hero in Germanic legend” — Germanic legend (Nibelungenlied) origin

Boy's name · #2035 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Hagen has appeared in US records since 1973 — best rank #1239 (2006) · 3,185 babies named Hagen all-time · 1 in 25,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hagens

• Hagen Kleinert — German physicist
• Hagen Melzer — East German athletics competitor
• Hagen Stamm — German water polo player and coach
• Hagen Schulze — German historian (1943-2014)
• Hagen Kearney — American snowboarder

In stories & tradition

• Hagen — Nibelungenlied · Atlakviða
• Hagen von Lahnstein — Verbotene Liebe
• Hagen Witt — Harter Brocken

What Hagens become

Among 251 notable people named Hagen:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hagen Kleinert, German physicist.

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