How Many People Are Named Sagan?
An estimated 1,137 people in the United States have the first name Sagan. It is used for both genders, with 63.5% male. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Sagan peaked in popularity in 2018 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sagan 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 Sagan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sagan is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Sagan is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,137
About 1 in 301,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
63.5% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2018
83 births
Total Registered
1,152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sagan
Sagan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (63.5%) and females (36.5%). Out of 1,152 total births registered, 731 were male and 421 were female.
Sagan as a male name
Ranked #4,524 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (63 births)
Sagan as a female name
Ranked #13,174 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (65 births)
Sagan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sagan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 600 babies were registered. While Sagan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sagan by Decade
How has Sagan 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.
Sagan by State
Birth registrations for Sagan span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Utah, Tennessee. On average, about 16 Sagans were registered per state.
Sagan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sagan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sagan
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Sagan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sagan?
We estimate approximately 1,137 people named Sagan 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 301,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Sagan a common name?
Sagan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sagan most popular?
Sagan reached peak popularity in 2018, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sagan is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sagan a male name?
Sagan is predominantly male. 63.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sagan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sagan Smith, Sagan Johnson, Sagan 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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