Total births
11
Boys' name · since 2002
Cagan
11 babies named Cagan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 2002–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Cagan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 2002.
Cagan has 11 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2009.
- 11 total births
- 2002–2009 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 boys have been named Cagan since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 11
- total births
- 2002–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Cagan was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
6 babies were named Cagan in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Cagan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cagan's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cagan at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Cagan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2009
- Peak year (2002)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Cagan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Cagan's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Cagan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cagan? ▼
11 babies have been named Cagan since 2002. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2002 with 6 births.
When was Cagan most popular? ▼
Cagan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Cagan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cagan since 2002 -- 8 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Cagan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cage, Cagney, Cager. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cagan: Baby Name Since 2002 - 11 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cagan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cagan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.