Boys' name · since 1991
Jagger
8,238 babies named Jagger in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #850
- among boys today
- 8,238
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 94%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Jagger is the #850 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,238 recorded since 1991.
Jagger has 8,238 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #850 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, 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 1991 to 2025.
- #850 among boys today
- 8,238 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
- 94% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Jagger is currently the #850 boys' name in America, more common than 94% of boys - 8,238 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #850
- among boys today
- 8,238
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 94%
- more common than other boys
Jagger vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
More common than 94% of names given to boys today.
46% of everyone ever named Jagger was born in this single decade.
469 babies were named Jagger in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Jagger compares
8,238 Top 9% higher than 91% of 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jagger's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jagger | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,238 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 469 | 23 | 22,252 |
Jagger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jagger splits its recorded history at 2008: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 469 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jagger at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Jagger popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 469
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Currently ranks #850 among boys.
8,238 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 469 births in a single year.
Jagger popularity over time - girls
210 total births recorded since 2006 (Jagger as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Jagger accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jagger by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jagger's strongest decade.
3,759 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jagger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 577
1990s
577 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,072 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,759 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,830 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,759 births (46% of all-time use).
Jagger decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,759 births
- Runner-up 2,072 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Jagger compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jagger's total volume
Jagger vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Jagger by state
Where Jagger concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 878 | 10.7% |
| #2 | California | | 838 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 429 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 347 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 318 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 301 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 259 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 247 | 3.0% |
878 of 8,238 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 10.7% of nationwide
- California 10.2% of nationwide
- Florida 5.2% of nationwide
- New York 4.2% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 40 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 10.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jagger appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jagger's data
- Jagger's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,759 total births) through the 2020s (1,830) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaggers (878 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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