Recorded 2012–2021 Boys' name Peak 2019 22 births

Gahan — boys' name

22 babies named Gahan in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s172020s5
2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Gahan was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gahan in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gahan

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Gahan between 2012 and 2021, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gahan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gahan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gahan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gahan 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 22 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.

Gahan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

22

Since 2012

10 years of records

Peak year

2019

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2012

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2021

Gahan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2012

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2019)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2021201920162012 5

Gahan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 77% of Gahan's all-time total
2010s172020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gahan?
22 babies have been named Gahan since 2012. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2019 with 7 births.
When was Gahan most popular?
Gahan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Gahan been used?
Gahan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 10 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Gahan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gahel. 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, 2012–2021 (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.