boys' name ★ peaked 2012

Jagger

Meaning peddler Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #885 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

Occupational surname from Yorkshire, jagger (“peddler”).

Rank 2025
#885
among boys · ↓36 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
269
named Jagger · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,350
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2012
483 babies
All-time total
8,448
#1,344 all-time among boys
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Jagger popularity over time

8,448 babies have been named Jagger since 1991, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 577 577 58 – #1,094
2000s 11 2,072 2,083 208 +261% #652
2010s 135 3,759 3,894 389 +87% #556
2020s (to 2025) 64 1,830 1,894 316 -19% #720

Where Jagger is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 261 0.15 outside top 500
2027 254 0.15 outside top 500
2028 248 0.15 outside top 500
2029 244 0.14 outside top 500
2030 240 0.14 outside top 500

Where Jagger is most popular

Boys named Jagger per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.172 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jagger born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arkansas 48 0.758 +341%
Oklahoma 51 0.577 +235%
Utah 49 0.513 +199%
Alabama 42 0.384 +123%
North Dakota 6 0.351 +104%
Kentucky 31 0.309 +80%
Kansas 21 0.306 +78%
Indiana 45 0.281 +63%
Nebraska 12 0.276 +61%
Iowa 19 0.276 +60%
Tennessee 47 0.260 +51%
Arizona 39 0.238 +39%
Ohio 62 0.234 +36%
Michigan 44 0.215 +25%
Missouri 29 0.209 +22%
Texas 177 0.201 +17%
Florida 92 0.194 +13%
Nevada 11 0.193 +12%
Georgia 46 0.182 +6%
Pennsylvania 47 0.177 ≈ national
Louisiana 16 0.156 -9%
North Carolina 38 0.149 -13%
California 119 0.130 -24%
New Jersey 26 0.129 -25%
Idaho 5 0.122 -29%
Washington 19 0.116 -32%
New York 45 0.104 -40%
Illinois 26 0.102 -41%
Colorado 13 0.101 -41%
Minnesota 11 0.090 -48%
Mississippi 5 0.088 -49%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -57%
South Carolina 5 0.048 -72%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -75%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jagger

Jagger is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #885 in 2025 with 269 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 8,448 American babies have been named Jagger. Its peak came in 2012, when 483 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jagger stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jagger?

The median living Jagger is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 18. An estimated 8,400 people named Jagger are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jagger year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 269 #885
2024 9 #10,614 286 #849
2023 16 #7,066 282 #855
2022 13 #8,238 324 #781
2021 10 #9,851 324 #772
2020 16 #7,042 345 #720
2019 22 #5,688 395 #666
2018 21 #5,873 333 #720
2017 20 #6,143 387 #660
2016 14 #8,163 436 #618
2015 10 #10,427 393 #658
2014 11 #9,790 344 #707
2013 12 #9,250 345 #695
2012 14 #8,388 469 #556
2011 11 #9,981 363 #647
2010 – – 294 #763
2009 – – 298 #763
2008 – – 208 #964
2007 5 #18,745 202 #974
2006 6 #15,898 157 #1,114
2005 – – 158 #1,050
2004 – – 165 #1,003
2003 – – 229 #770
2002 – – 288 #652
2001 – – 277 #661
2000 – – 90 #1,395
1995 – – 51 #1,743
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jagger, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jagger?

The median living Jagger is about 11 years old. Half of all living Jaggers are between 6 and 18 years old.

How many people named Jagger are alive today?

An estimated 8,400 people named Jagger are alive in the United States, based on 8,448 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jagger mean?

Occupational surname from Yorkshire, jagger (“peddler”).

How popular is the name Jagger in 2025?

Jagger ranked #885 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 269 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jagger?

8,448 babies have been named Jagger in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jagger most popular?

Jagger peaked in 2012, when 483 newborns received the name.

Is Jagger a boy or girl name?

Jagger is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jagger rising or falling?

Jagger is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jagger become more popular?

Jagger is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 240 boys named Jagger in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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