Boys' name · since 1996

Jaegar

99 babies named Jaegar in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,461 of 45,481
all-time among boys
99
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Jaegar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 99 have been recorded since 1996.

Jaegar has 99 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2011.

  • #17,461 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 99 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaegar ranks #17,461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,461 of 45,481
all-time among boys
99
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jaegar's 99 recorded births place it above 61.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jaegar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jaegar's full recorded timeline at 2003, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jaegar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2002)
11
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4681012 19961998200020022004200620082011 5

Jaegar by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (65 births, 66% of the file).

2000s was Jaegar's strongest decade.

65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Jaegar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 65 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaegar? ▼
99 babies have been named Jaegar since 1996. All-time, it sits at #17,461 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2002 with 11 births.
Where does Jaegar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaegar ranks #17,461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaegar most popular? ▼
Jaegar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Jaegar been used? ▼
Records for Jaegar go back to 1996, giving 16 years of history through 2011.
What names are similar to Jaegar? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaeden, Jael, Jaedon, Jaedyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jaegar's data

  • Jaegar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jaegar

Nearby Names Like Jaegar

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jaegar

Jaeden Boy
#3214 5,282 births
Jael Boy
#1319 3,387 births
Jaedon Boy
#8538 2,145 births
Jaedyn Boy
#7001 2,110 births
Jae Boy
#2951 1,700 births

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Arvine
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Hezikiah
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Zebbie
99 births · Peak 1925
Lyndol
99 births · Peak 1927

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaegar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jaegar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.