Jagar
Billy Jagar (1870–1930) was an Australian Aboriginal elder of the Yirrganydji people of north Queensland. He has been called the King of the Barron. After his death, one of his king plates was lost for sixty years.
Meaning & Origin of Jagar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Billy Jagar (1870–1930) was an Australian Aboriginal elder of the Yirrganydji people of north Queensland. He has been called the King of the Barron. After his death, one of his king plates was lost for sixty years.
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The Story of Jagar
Jagar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 11 Jagars were born — ranking #6,088 that year. As of 2026, Jagar ranks #10,768 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 67 Jagars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jagar
Jagar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Jagar's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #6,088. Use the chart and map above to compare Jagar'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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