Recorded 1987–2025 · United States
Sagan was most popular in 2018, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,977 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,176 people named Sagan.
Across the whole record Sagan is a unisex name — 36.4% of the 1,176 Americans given it were girls and 63.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2024 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 29% girls and 71% 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.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org