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Unisex name

Hager

/ˈheɪɡɚ/ · 32% girls, 68% boys · last recorded 2003

Hager has been given to about 123 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈheɪɡɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 50
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hager per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 9
  • Born in 20250
  • All time123

How popular is Hager?

Its best year was 1922, when 9 babies were given the name. The typical living American called Hager is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Hager

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jagger0.82
  2. Harper0.75
  3. Baker0.70
  4. Tanner0.68
  5. Heather0.63
  6. Walter0.62
  7. Roger0.62
  8. Carter0.62

Middle names for Hager

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hager Anne0.81
  2. Hager Catherine0.78
  3. Hager Josephine0.78
  4. Hager Marie0.77
  5. Hager Grace0.77
  6. Hager Eve0.77

Sibling names for Hager

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.52
  2. Luellasister · 0.50
  3. Ilasister · 0.50
  4. Forestbrother · 0.50
  5. Opalsister · 0.49
  6. Soleither · 0.48

Where Hager is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hager Anderson0.77
    2. Hager White0.72
    3. Hager Nguyen0.72
    4. Hager Moore0.72
    5. Hager Brown0.72
    6. Hager Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hager

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.