Jaggar
A masculine name derived from the Indian surname Jagatpal, meaning "protector of the world".
Name Census estimates that about 228 living Americans carry the first name Jaggar. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jaggar today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaggar births was 2001 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaggar. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
228
~ 1 in 1,503,309 Americans
Peak year
2001
19 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,984
Tracked since 1993
Census
Jaggar in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 211 people with the first name Jaggar, which placed it at #37,164 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,164
National first-name rank
People counted
211
211 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
80.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaggar
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaggar is White at 80.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.6%) and Hispanic (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jaggar described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jaggar at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White80.1% · 169
- Two or more races7.6% · 16
- Hispanic or Latino6.6% · 14
- Black or African American3.3% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Jaggar: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaggar from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 116 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaggar by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jaggar during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaggar
The given name Jaggar is believed to have originated from the Old Norse language during the Viking Age, sometime between the 8th and 11th centuries. It is derived from the Old Norse word "jaggr," which means "hunter" or "one who pursues game." This suggests that the name may have been associated with individuals who were skilled in hunting or had a connection to the wilderness.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Jaggar can be found in the Icelandic sagas, which are a collection of prose narratives that date back to the 13th century. These sagas often featured characters with Old Norse names, and it is possible that the name Jaggar was used in these literary works.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Jaggar. One of the earliest recorded was Jaggar Thorvaldsson, a Norwegian explorer who is believed to have sailed to Greenland and established a settlement there in the late 10th century. Another notable figure was Jaggar the Red, a Viking warrior and chieftain who lived in the 11th century and is said to have led raids against coastal settlements in present-day Scotland and England.
In more recent times, the name Jaggar has been associated with a few prominent individuals. One of them was Thomas Augustus Jaggar Jr. (1871-1953), an American volcanologist who was instrumental in establishing the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and advancing the study of volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands.
Another notable figure was Jaggar Boucher (1918-2015), a Canadian sculptor and artist known for his abstract and modernist works. His sculptures can be found in various public spaces and galleries across Canada and internationally.
Additionally, Jaggar Southon (1926-2015) was a British actor and playwright who had a successful career in theater and television. He was known for his roles in various BBC productions and his contributions to the development of British theater in the latter half of the 20th century.
While the name Jaggar is not as common today as it once was, it remains a unique and intriguing name with a rich historical background rooted in the Old Norse language and Viking culture.
People
Jaggar + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaggar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaggar: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaggar?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 228 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaggar going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,503,309 US residents.
Is Jaggar a common name?
We classify Jaggar as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 231 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaggar most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaggar was 2001, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaggar is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jaggar in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 211 people with the name Jaggar, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,164 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jaggar in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jaggar?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaggar leans strongly male. 202 people counted with this name were male (95.7%), compared with 9 female bearers (4.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jaggar?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaggar is White at 80.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.6%) and Hispanic (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jaggar most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jaggar in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.1% (169 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jaggar in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaggar a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jaggar in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jaggar still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaggar in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jaggar can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jaggar?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.