Boys' name · since 2001

Jag

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 156 babies named Jag, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#14,487 of 45,481
all-time among boys
156
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Jag is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 156 have been recorded since 2001.

Jag has 156 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2022.

  • #14,487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 156 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jag ranks #14,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 156 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#14,487 of 45,481
all-time among boys
156
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jag's 156 recorded births place it above 68.1% 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.

Jag's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jag's full recorded timeline at 2013, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jag popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2019)
16
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
05101520 2001200720102013201720202022 7

Jag by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 56% of the file).

2010s was Jag's strongest decade.

87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Jag births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jag? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 156 babies named Jag. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,487 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 16 births.
Where does Jag sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jag ranks #14,487 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 Jag most popular? ▼
Jag was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Jag been used? ▼
Records for Jag go back to 2001, giving 22 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Jag? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jagger, Jager, Jaggar, Jago, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jag's data

  • Jag's decade-level peak was the 2010s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- 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 Jag

Nearby Names Like Jag

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

Jagger Boy
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Jager Boy
#9225 610 births
Jaggar Boy
231 births
Jago Boy
122 births
Jaguar Boy
68 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jag: 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, 2001–2022 (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 Jag 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.