Sagar
In Sanskrit, sāgara means "sea." In India and Nepal and Bangladesh, Sagar is a very common name and surname.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
Meaning & Origin of Sagar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Sanskrit, sāgara means "sea." In India and Nepal and Bangladesh, Sagar is a very common name and surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Odia
- Punjabi
The Story of Sagar
Sagar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 58 Sagars were born — ranking #1,554 that year. As of 2026, Sagar ranks #12,015 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Sagars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sagar
Sagar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Sagar's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #1,554. Use the chart and map above to compare Sagar'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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