Jager
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-ger
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Jager is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “hunter”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Jager mean?
Germanic: German Jäger
“hunter”
From German Jäger, 'hunter', also a common German surname.
Is Jager a girl's or a boy's name?
Jager is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jager in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Jager, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2001, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
2025 had fewer boys named Jager than any year since 1992.
Half of all the boys named Jager in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jager in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,114 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,273 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Jager
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
River Jagger Karter Xander Adler Cooper Asher Gunner Parker Walker Hunter Jaylen
Names related to Jager
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
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, “Jager: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jager, updated 20 October 2026.