Jaegar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YAY-ger
- Origin
- Germanic
Jaegar is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “hunter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jaegar mean?
Germanic: variant of Jaeger, German for hunter
“hunter”
Variant of Jaeger, the German word and surname for a hunter.
Is Jaegar a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaegar is a boys' name.
How popular is Jaegar in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Jaegar in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaegar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Names like Jaegar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oscar Edgar Henry Charlie Otto Alonzo Jasper Walter William Moses Jesse Fletcher
Names related to Jaegar
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Charlotte Archie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice Myles Charles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jaegar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaegar, updated 20 October 2026.