Flight or stranger
Derived from the Hebrew name Hagar, it is traditionally interpreted as meaning 'flight' or 'forsaken.' In the Old Testament, Hagar was an Egyptian handmaid to Sarah and the mother of Ishmael, the patriarch of the Arab people.
Less common today
Hagar isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,057 in 1998.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Biblical figure and mother of Ishmael
Protagonist of the long-running comic strip · Hagar the Horrible
Protagonist of the novel The Stone Angel · The Stone Angel
