Jaeger
Jaeger was the 4452nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2230th with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 903 places. More babies were named Jaeger in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,452 boys, up 153 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200247 babies
- Total since 1880
- 844babies recorded
Jaeger popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,452 | 23 |
| 2020 | #4,605 | 21 |
| 2010 | #5,122 | 18 |
| 2000 | #3,246 | 26 |
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How popular is Jaeger, counting every spelling?
Jaeger has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jaeger?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaeger (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jaeger born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaeger.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaeger?
About 800 people born in the US named Jaeger are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 24. That makes Jaeger mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jaeger by state
How common Jaeger was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jaeger: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaeger, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaeger
How popular is the name Jaeger?
Jaeger was the 4452nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2230th with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 903 places. More babies were named Jaeger in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaeger a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jaeger in the US.
Where is Jaeger most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaeger was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).