Boys' name · since 1997
Deegan
Deegan has 3,453 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,453
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Deegan is the #2030 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,453 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Deegan recorded 3,453 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #2030 nationally today, ahead of 85% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #2,299 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,030 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,453 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deegan ranks #2,299 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,030 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,453 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,453
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deegan's 3,453 recorded births place it above 94.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Deegan compares
3,453 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Deegan's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deegan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,453 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 259 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deegan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deegan's full recorded timeline at 2011, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 259 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deegan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 259
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Deegan popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2015 (Deegan as girls' name)
Deegan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,814 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Deegan's strongest decade.
1,814 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Deegan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,032 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,814 births
- 2020s 578
2020s
578 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,814 births (53% of all-time use).
How Deegan 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 Deegan's total volume
Deegan by state
Where Deegan concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 552 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 175 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 149 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Utah | | 146 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 133 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 126 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 93 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Texas | | 86 | 2.5% |
552 of 3,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Deegan appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deegan's data
- Deegan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,814 total births); usage has since declined to 578 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deegans (552 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 Deegan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
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 Deegan 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.