Boys' name · since 1975
Sagar
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,017 babies named Sagar, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,017
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,017 boys have been named Sagar since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sagar has 1,017 recorded births among boys since 1975, 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 1975 to 2020.
- #5,088 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,017 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sagar ranks #5,088 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,017 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,017
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sagar's 1,017 recorded births place it above 88.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
Sagar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sagar splits its recorded history at 1997: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sagar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2020
- Peak year (1993)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Sagar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (474 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Sagar's strongest decade.
474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sagar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
279 births
- 1990s
1990s
474 births
- 2000s 177
2000s
177 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 474 births (47% of all-time use).
How Sagar 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 Sagar's total volume
Sagar by state
Where Sagar concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 129 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 113 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 63 | 6.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 56 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
129 of 1,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sagar's data
- Sagar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (474 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Sagars (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sagar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
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, 1975–2020 (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 Sagar 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.