Hager
Hager is the surname of several people:Åke Häger (1897–1968), Swedish gymnast Albert David Hager (1817–1888), American geologist Alice Rogers Hager (1894–1969), American writer, journalist, and traveler Alva L.
Meaning & Origin of Hager
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hager is the surname of several people:Åke Häger (1897–1968), Swedish gymnast Albert David Hager (1817–1888), American geologist Alice Rogers Hager (1894–1969), American writer, journalist, and traveler Alva L.
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The Story of Hager
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Hager as a girl name dates back to 1994, when 6 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Hager — #11,019 in the national rankings. About 56% of every Hager on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Hager last appeared in the published SSA data in 2003, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 39 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Hager as a boy name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Hager — #3,014 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Hager on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Hager last appeared in the published SSA data in 1951, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 84 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Hager
Hager is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 84 births in the dataset. Hager's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #3,014. Use the chart and map above to compare Hager's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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