How Many People Are Named Sagar?
An estimated 989 people in the United States have the first name Sagar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Sagar peaked in popularity in 1993 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sagar 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 Sagar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
989
About 1 in 346,567 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1993
58 births
Total Registered
1,017
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sagar
Sagar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,017 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sagar as a male name
Ranked #13,675 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1993 (58 births)
Sagar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sagar span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 474 babies were registered. Sagar has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sagar by Decade
How has Sagar 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.
Sagar by State
Birth registrations for Sagar span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Georgia, Texas, New York. On average, about 64 Sagars were registered per state.
Sagar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sagar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sagar
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Sagar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sagar?
We estimate approximately 989 people named Sagar 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 346,567 Americans share this first name.
Is Sagar a common name?
Sagar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,017 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sagar most popular?
Sagar reached peak popularity in 1993, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sagar is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sagar a male name?
Sagar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sagar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sagar Smith, Sagar Johnson, Sagar 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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