Boys' name · since 1986

Saagar

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.

#16,628 of 45,481
all-time among boys
113
born since 1986
1990s
peak decade

Saagar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 113 recorded since 1986.

Saagar has 113 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2004.

  • #16,628 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 113 born since 1986
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saagar ranks #16,628 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.

#16,628 of 45,481
all-time among boys
113
born since 1986
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Saagar's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% 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.

Saagar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Saagar's full recorded timeline at 1996, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Saagar popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1997)
12
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
468101214 19861990199219951997200120032004 8

Saagar by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (70 births, 62% of the file).

1990s was Saagar's strongest decade.

70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Saagar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 70 births (62% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saagar? ▼
113 babies have been named Saagar since 1986. All-time, it sits at #16,628 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1997 with 12 births.
Where does Saagar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saagar ranks #16,628 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 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? ▼
Records for Saagar go back to 1986, giving 19 years of history 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.

What to do with Saagar's data

  • Saagar's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (70 total births) through the 2000s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Saagar

Nearby Names Like Saagar

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

Saad Boy
#2343 2,476 births
Saadiq Boy
#9253 461 births
Saahil Boy
382 births
Saatvik Boy
271 births
Saahir Boy
#7989 250 births

Compare Saagar side by side: Saagar vs Saad Saagar vs Saadiq Saagar vs Saahil

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Clarion
113 births · Peak 1925
Hymie
113 births · Peak 1917
Remer
113 births · Peak 1915
Lorene
113 births · Peak 1921
Vail #10796
113 births · Peak 2020

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Saagar: 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, 1986–2004 (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 Saagar 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.