Boys' name · since 1915
Egan
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,219 babies named Egan, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,064 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,219
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Egan is the #4064 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,219 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Egan has been recorded 1,219 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #4064 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #4,527 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,064 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,219 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Egan ranks #4,527 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,064 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,219 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,064 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,219
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Egan's 1,219 recorded births place it above 90.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Egan compares
1,219 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Egan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Egan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,219 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Egan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Egan's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Egan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Egan popularity over time - girls
49 total births recorded since 1984 (Egan as girls' name)
Egan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (398 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Egan's strongest decade.
398 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Egan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 156
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
398 births
- 2010s
2010s
325 births
- 2020s
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 398 births (33% of all-time use).
How Egan 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 Egan's total volume
Egan by state
Where Egan concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
49 of 1,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Egan's data
- Egan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (398 total births) through the 2020s (167) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Egans (49 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.
Keep exploring Egan
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Egan
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Egan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Egan 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.