US rank #12626 Girls' name Peak 2003 255 births

Sagal — #12626 US girls' name

255 babies named Sagal in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s962010s962020s28
#12626
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sagal was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sagal in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sagal

The Social Security Administration has registered 255 babies named Sagal between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sagal currently holds the #12626 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sagal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sagal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sagal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sagal 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 255 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.

Sagal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

255

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2003

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,626

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sagal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
14
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
46810121416 20242019201520102006200119971994 6

Sagal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
96 births that decade — 38% of Sagal's all-time total
1990s352000s962010s962020s28

Sagal by state

Where Sagal concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sagal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
30 11.8%
Minnesota share of Sagal's total US births 11.8%

30 of 255 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sagal?
255 babies have been named Sagal since 1994. It currently ranks #12626 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 14 births.
When was Sagal most popular?
Sagal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Sagal most popular?
The top states for the name Sagal are Minnesota (30 births).
How long has the name Sagal been used?
Sagal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sagal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sage, Sagan, Saga, Sagrario, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2024 (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.