Recorded 1986–2004 Boys' name Peak 1997 113 births

Saagar — boys' name

113 babies named Saagar in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s702000s29
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Saagar was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

12 babies were named Saagar in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saagar

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Saagar between 1986 and 2004, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saagar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saagar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saagar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saagar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 113 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saagar at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

113

Since 1986

19 years of records

Peak year

1997

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1986

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2004

Saagar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1986

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1997)
12
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 20042002199919961993199119871986 6

Saagar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
70 births that decade — 62% of Saagar's all-time total
1980s141990s702000s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saagar?
113 babies have been named Saagar since 1986. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1997 with 12 births.
When was Saagar most popular?
Saagar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Saagar been used?
Saagar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 19 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Saagar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saad, Saadiq, Saahil, Saatvik, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.