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Sagar
Pronounced SAH-gur /ˈsɑː.ɡɑːr/Medium
Meaning: Sagar is a Sanskrit and Hindi name meaning 'ocean' or 'sea'. In Hindu tradition, Sagara is also the name of a legendary king whose sons, by myth, dug out the ocean basin. In the United States it is borne chiefly within Indian-American families, and it carries its clear 'ocean' meaning intact.Medium
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Sagar is a Sanskrit and Hindi name meaning 'ocean' or 'sea'. It connects to the legendary King Sagara of Hindu tradition, whose story explains the origin of the ocean. In the United States it appears from the later twentieth century, carried chiefly by Indian-American families as immigration from South Asia grew.
Its American use crested near sixty boys a year around 1993 within those communities and has continued modestly. A man given it at that time would be around thirty now, and it reads as a clear heritage name rather than a coinage, its meaning firmly documented.
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What does the name Sagar mean?
Sagar is a Sanskrit and Hindi name meaning 'ocean' or 'sea'.
How do you pronounce Sagar?
It's said SAH-gur /ˈsɑː.ɡɑːr/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Sagar a boy or girl name?
Sagar is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Sagar?
Sagar is an uncommon name in the U.S., borne chiefly by Indian-American families since the later twentieth century.