Recorded 1914–2020 Boys' name Peak 1998 513 births

Dugan — boys' name

513 babies named Dugan in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101940s51950s121960s91970s571980s911990s1292000s1182010s752020s7
1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Dugan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

21 babies were named Dugan in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dugan

The Social Security Administration has registered 513 babies named Dugan between 1914 and 2020, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dugan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dugan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Dugan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dugan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 513 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dugan at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

513

Since 1914

107 years of records

Peak year

1998

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1914

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2020

Dugan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1914

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1998)
21
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Dugan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
129 births that decade — 25% of Dugan's all-time total
1910s101940s51950s121960s91970s571980s911990s1292000s1182010s752020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dugan?
513 babies have been named Dugan since 1914. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1998 with 21 births.
When was Dugan most popular?
Dugan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Dugan been used?
Dugan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 107 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Dugan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duglas, Dugald. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.