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Jaggar

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Jaggar

Pronounced JAG-er /ˈdʒæɡ.ər/Medium

Meaning: Jaggar is a spelling of Jagger, a northern English occupational surname for a jagger, a peddler or packman who drove trains of packhorses; its cachet as a first name owes much to Mick Jagger.Low

In 30 seconds: Jaggar is a variant of Jagger, an English surname for a peddler, echoing Mick Jagger. It peaked around 2001 and stayed rare (said JAG-er).
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Origin MediumEnglish
MeaningJaggar is a spelling of Jagger, a northern English occupational surname for a jagger, a peddler or packman who drove trains of packhorses; its cachet as a first name owes much to Mick Jagger.
U.S. rank (2023)#12984 ↘ Falling
2023 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2001
Total births (all-time)≈ 231
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200219932023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jaggar is a variant of the occupational surname Jagger, from a dialect word for a peddler or carter. As a boy's first name it rode the fame of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.

The name stayed rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 2001. A boy named Jaggar then is in his early twenties today, with a bold surname-name and a rock-star ring.

Did you know? Jaggar carries an unmistakable rock-and-roll swagger from Mick Jagger; the surname itself named a jagger, a traveling peddler who led packhorses across the hills.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Jaggar — Variant of Jagger; English occupational surname 'peddler, carter'; Mick Jagger assoc.

Variations

JaggerJagerJaggers

Nicknames

JagJagg

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jaggar mean?

It is a variant of Jagger, an English occupational surname for a peddler or carter.

How do you pronounce Jaggar?

It is said JAG-er /ˈdʒæɡ.ər/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Jaggar a boy or girl name?

Jaggar is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Jaggar?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.

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