Sagan
The Story of Sagan
As a girl name
Sagan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1987, with 19 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 65 Sagans were born — ranking #1,891 that year. As of 2026, Sagan ranks #8,907 for girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 441 Sagans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sagan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 63 Sagans were born — ranking #2,187 that year. As of 2026, Sagan ranks #5,779 for boys with 16 births, falling sharply (-56%). In total, more than 765 Sagans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sagan
Sagan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 765 births in the dataset. Sagan's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,187. Use the chart and map above to compare Sagan'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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