Given name
Saagar
“a king”·“one who is wise”
Saagar is a variant of Sagar. Interpretations include “a king” and “one who is wise”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Saagar is a variant of Sagar. Interpretations include “a king” and “one who is wise”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Saagar is a variant of Sagar. Sagar has been associated with Indian and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saagar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 113
- 113 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 189 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Saagar, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kenrich
“a royal ruler” · “the champion”
>99% boys
Sarek
>99% boys
Sampath
“a wealthy man”
>99% boys
Samuelu
>99% boys
Shamor
>99% boys
Saddam
“a powerful ruler; the crusher”
>99% boys
Shanard
>99% boys
Jaguar
“resembling the animal; one who is fast”
>99% boys