Unisex name · since 1993
Daegan
Daegan has 904 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,150 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 904
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
904 babies have been named Daegan since 1993, making it today's #11150 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Daegan recorded 904 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #11150 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #5,481 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,150 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 904 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daegan ranks #5,481 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,150 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 904 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,150 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 904
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daegan's 904 recorded births place it above 87.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Daegan compares
904 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daegan's all-time total is 145% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daegan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 904 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daegan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daegan splits its recorded history at 2009: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daegan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Daegan popularity over time - girls
48 total births recorded since 2004 (Daegan as girls' name)
Daegan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (411 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Daegan's strongest decade.
411 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Daegan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 109
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
411 births
- 2010s
2010s
316 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 411 births (45% of all-time use).
How Daegan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daegan's total volume
Daegan by state
Where Daegan concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 51 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
51 of 904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Daegan's data
- Daegan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (411 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Daegans (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daegan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Daegan 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 August 2026.