How Many People Are Named Hagar?
An estimated 130 people in the United States have the first name Hagar. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Hagar peaked in popularity in 1998 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hagar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hagar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
130
About 1 in 2,636,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1998
11 births
Total Registered
152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hagar
Hagar is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 152 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hagar as a female name
Ranked #14,444 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1998 (11 births)
Hagar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hagar span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 51 babies were registered. While Hagar is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hagar by Decade
How has Hagar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hagar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hagar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hagar
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Hagar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hagar?
We estimate approximately 130 people named Hagar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,636,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Hagar a common name?
Hagar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hagar most popular?
Hagar reached peak popularity in 1998, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hagar is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hagar a female name?
Hagar is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hagar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hagar Smith, Hagar Johnson, Hagar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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