Shraga
Shraga is a Jewish given name and may refer to:Samuel ben Uri Shraga Phoebus, Polish rabbi and Talmudist of Woydyslaw in the second half of the 17th century Shraga Bar (1948–2025), Israeli football defender, who played for the Israel national team between 1968 and 1972 Shraga Feivish Hager the rebbe of the Kosov Hasidic dynasty, dayan, and noted orator Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886–1948), early…
- Jewish
Meaning & Origin of Shraga
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shraga is a Jewish given name and may refer to:Samuel ben Uri Shraga Phoebus, Polish rabbi and Talmudist of Woydyslaw in the second half of the 17th century Shraga Bar (1948–2025), Israeli football defender, who played for the Israel national team between 1968 and 1972 Shraga Feivish Hager the rebbe of the Kosov Hasidic dynasty, dayan, and noted orator Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886–1948), early…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Jewish
The Story of Shraga
Shraga first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 41 Shragas were born — ranking #3,037 that year. As of 2026, Shraga ranks #3,037 for baby boys with 41 births, rising sharply (+52% over the past five years). In total, more than 778 Shragas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Shraga
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- Sheraga
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About the name Shraga
Shraga is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 778 births in the dataset. Shraga's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,037. Use the chart and map above to compare Shraga'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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