Boys' name · since 1997
Deagan
Deagan has 1,016 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,750 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,016
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,016 babies have been named Deagan since 1997, making it today's #5750 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deagan has been recorded 1,016 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #5750 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #5,095 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,750 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,016 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deagan ranks #5,095 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,750 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,016 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,750 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,016
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deagan's 1,016 recorded births place it above 88.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Deagan compares
1,016 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Deagan's all-time total is 175% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deagan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,016 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deagan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deagan's full recorded timeline at 2012, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 86 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deagan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Deagan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (476 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Deagan's strongest decade.
476 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Deagan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
407 births
- 2010s
2010s
476 births
- 2020s 117
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 476 births (47% of all-time use).
How Deagan 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 Deagan's total volume
Deagan by state
Where Deagan concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 32 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Utah | | 19 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 9 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.5% |
122 of 1,016 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Deagan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deagan's data
- Deagan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (476 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deagans (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Deagan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Deagan 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.