Given name & surname · also Indian
Sagar
“a king”·“one who is wise”
Sagar is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a king” and “one who is wise”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a king” and “one who is wise”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Indian and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sagar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,017
- 1,017 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 58 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 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 58 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,099 as a first name in 2020; 1,392 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sagar’s family of names
Sagar has a related form in Saagar. Sagar has a related form in Saagarr. Sagar has a related form in Sagarr.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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