Jagger

What Jagger means

Means “peddler”

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

Source: Wiktionary, “Jagger” (revision 92415871), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Jagger?

US: Falling: down from #658 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #3908 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2012, when 469 boys got the name (#556 that year). First in the US records in 1991.

How common

• About 1 in 6,350 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 18,129 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in ND (1.79 per 1,000 boys), OK (0.9 per 1,000 boys), NE (0.79 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Jagger is #883 in the US and #1705 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Jagger were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Jaeger23 US
• Jager8 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Jagger

Boys

• Rayden#832Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1991, with 7 babies
• Campbell#763“crooked + mouth”^*
• Avery#291Editor’s note Down from #188 in 2015 to #291 in 2025 in the US
• Jaxson#156Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1991, with 13 babies
• Kyler#404“archer”^*
• Parker#102From a surname for “a gamekeeper”^*

For a sister

• Brylee#992Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #477 in 2015, #992 in 2025
• Rylie#476Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #476 vs #1,454 in 2025
• Peyton#199Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #72 in 2015, #199 in 2025
• Harley#418Editor’s note Used for both: 79% of US babies named Harley in 2025 were girls
• Reese#192“ardor”^*
• Emerson#122Editor’s note Used for both: 62% of US babies named Emerson in 2025 were girls

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Jagger’s. Rank is US 2025.