Sagar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAH-gar
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Sagar is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “ocean”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sagar mean?
Sanskrit: from sagara 'ocean'
“ocean”
From Sanskrit sagara, the sea; widely used across India as a Hindu name.
Is Sagar a girl's or a boy's name?
Sagar is a boys' name.
How popular is Sagar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sagar in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Sagar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Sagar in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Sagar in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sagar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 48 | #1,992 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,123 |
| 1997 | 56 | #1,727 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,013 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,796 |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,684 |
| 1993 | 58 | #1,549 |
| 1992 | 52 | #1,654 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 51 | #1,562 |
| 1988 | 46 | #1,571 |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,707 |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,456 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,225 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Sagar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivam, Ravi, Siddharth, Shiv, Manveer, Rajveer, Pranav, Shivay, Vikram, Ranveer, Prithvi, Viraj
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Sagar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sagar, updated 20 October 2026.