Unisex name · since 1993

Sagen

25 babies named Sagen in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,357 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

25 boys have been named Sagen since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sagen has been recorded 25 times among boys since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2015.

  • #27,357 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 25 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sagen ranks #27,357 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#27,357 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sagen's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% 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.

Sagen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Sagen splits its recorded history at 2007: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Sagen popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1993200320072015 6

Sagen popularity over time - girls

23 total births recorded since 1988 (Sagen as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 23 births
468101214 198820032011 6

Sagen by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (14 births, 56% of the file).

2000s was Sagen's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Sagen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sagen?
Sagen has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,357 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 7 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
Where does Sagen sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sagen ranks #27,357 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 Sagen most popular?
Sagen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Sagen a unisex name?
Yes, Sagen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 25 births, and as a girl's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Sagen been used?
Sagen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 23 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Sagen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sage, Sagar, Sagan, Sager. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Sagen's data

  • Sagen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- 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 Sagen

Nearby Names Like Sagen

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

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sagen: 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, 1993–2015 (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 Sagen 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.