Boys' name · since 1999

Sager

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Sager, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#29,501 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

Sager sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 19 recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sager has been recorded 19 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2019.

  • #29,501 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 19 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sager ranks #29,501 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#29,501 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sager's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% 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.

Sager's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Sager splits its recorded history at 2006: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Sager popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
9
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
45678910 199920062019 9

Sager by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (9 births, 47% of the file).

2010s was Sager's strongest decade.

9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Sager births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9 births (47% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sager? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 19 babies named Sager. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,501 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 9 births.
Where does Sager sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sager ranks #29,501 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 Sager most popular? ▼
Sager was most popular in the 2010s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Sager been used? ▼
Sager has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 21 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Sager? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sage, Sagar, Sagan, Sagen. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Sager: 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, 1999–2019 (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 Sager 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.