Is Jaeger a boy or girl name?

Jaeger is a boy’s name. Of the 844 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Jaeger

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Jaeger was most popular in 2002, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,177 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 844 people named Jaeger.

Jaeger over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jaeger’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jaeger a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jaeger is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 844 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org