Total births
513
Boys' name · since 1914
Dugan
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.
- 513
- total births
- 1914–2020
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Dugan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 513 recorded since 1914.
Dugan has 513 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2020.
- 513 total births
- 1914–2020 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
513 boys have been named Dugan since 1914, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.
- 513
- total births
- 1914–2020
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
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.
Dugan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dugan splits its recorded history at 1994: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dugan at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Dugan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2020
- Peak year (1998)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Dugan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Dugan's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Dugan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 129 births (25% of all-time use).
How Dugan 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 Dugan's total volume
Dugan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
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.
What to do with Dugan's data
- Dugan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dugan
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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, 1914–2020 (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. "Dugan: Baby Name Since 1914 - 513 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dugan. 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 Dugan 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.