Fun Facts About the Name Sagan
- More than 1 thousand babies named Sagan: U.S. records list 1,176 babies given the name Sagan from 1880 through 2025. Even 428 girls received the name Sagan - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Sagan Mean?
Sagan is a surname that also appears as a given name. Its most likely source is the Slavic word for a large cooking pot: Polish sagan (with the diminutive saganek) and Slovak sagan both name a big pot or cauldron used over a fire. A surname taken from that word would have begun either as an occupational name for a maker or seller of such vessels or as a nickname for a household known for one. A second explanation takes Sagan as a habitational name from the Silesian town called Sagan in German and Żagań in Polish, given to people who came from there. Both explanations fit the same written form, so which one lies behind any particular family is often uncertain.
Sagan Name History & Origins
Sagan is recorded as a surname in central Europe, among Polish, Czech, Slovak, and German-speaking families. It is also the German name of the town of Żagań in Silesia, now in western Poland; the origin of that place name is itself uncertain. The town gave its title to the Duchy of Sagan, and in the nineteenth century the title Duchess of Sagan was held by Dorothea von Biron, a prominent figure in European aristocratic circles.
In English-speaking countries the name is best known as the surname of the astronomer and writer Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996). As a first name it is uncommon, and it is not tied to any single tradition or language community.
How Popular is the Name Sagan?
Sagan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1988. Its best rank was #1,908 in 1988.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,945 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #13,174 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #6,620 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #11,077 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,882 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #9,435 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #9,018 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #6,197 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #5,309 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #5,257 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #5,633 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #6,938 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #7,320 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #9,607 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,618 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #16,585 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #16,883 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #11,444 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #13,688 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #12,232 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #12,529 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #17,570 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #14,957 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #12,868 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #14,067 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #15,046 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,461 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #7,751 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #5,229 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #1,908 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 1987 | #4,435 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,572 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #4,524 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #9,582 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #3,398 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2021 | #2,963 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2020 | #3,635 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #3,245 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #2,206 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 2017 | #2,378 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 2016 | #2,509 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2015 | #2,348 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2014 | #3,026 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #2,662 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2012 | #3,984 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #3,498 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #3,881 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #5,759 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #5,721 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #8,061 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #7,334 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #6,152 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #6,891 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #7,144 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #6,955 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #5,613 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #4,350 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #5,593 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #4,604 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #10,526 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #7,922 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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