Given name

Jag

“man of the world”

Jag is a variant of Jahan. One Indian interpretation is “man of the world.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Jag is a variant of Jahan. One Indian interpretation is “man of the world.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Jag is a variant of Jahan. An origin associated with Jahan is Indian.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jag through the years

Babies since 1880
156
156 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2019
16 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−62%
Cooling
02.557.5102025Highest share 20190.0
Jag in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2001–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 392 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Jag’s family of names

Jag has a related form in Jahan.

Walk Jag’s family in the name graph

JagJahan

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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