Jagger

Jagger: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“carter; packer”
Origin
English
Say it
JAG-er · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (97% of all uses)

From an English occupational surname, probably for a carter or peddler, related to Middle English jag. It later came into wider given-name use through surname-style naming.

How popular is Jagger?

202488.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jagger in 2024294

2024 rank#846 boys

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 18808,177

Jagger has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jagger

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Jagger questions

What does the name Jagger mean?

Jagger means "carter; packer". It comes from English. From an English occupational surname, probably for a carter or peddler, related to Middle English jag. It later came into wider given-name use through surname-style naming.

Is Jagger a boy or girl name?

Jagger is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jagger?

294 US babies were named Jagger in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Jagger?

Jagger is usually pronounced JAG-er.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.