Unisex name · since 1914

Hagan

1,455 babies named Hagan in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,036 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,862 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,455
born since 1914
2000s
peak decade

Hagan currently ranks #3862 among unisex names in America, with 1,455 babies recorded since 1914.

Hagan has 1,455 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3862 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.

  • #4,036 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,862 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,455 born since 1914
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hagan ranks #4,036 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,862 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,455 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,036 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,862 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,455
born since 1914
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%72.2%
Hagan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Hagan's 1,455 recorded births place it above 91.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Hagan compares

1,455 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Hagan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hagan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,455 369 358,536
Peak-year births 73 34 22,252

Hagan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hagan's full recorded timeline at 1999, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hagan popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
73
Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
020406080 191419421986199320002007201420212025 28

Hagan popularity over time - girls

168 total births recorded since 1993 (Hagan as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 168 births
468101214 199319962001200420122016202120242025 5

Hagan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (516 births, 35% of the file).

2000s was Hagan's strongest decade.

516 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Hagan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 516 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Hagan 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 Hagan's total volume

Hagan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -30, 6.7%-43, 4.7%-8, 25.1%-62, 4.2%-37, 7%-53, 5.8%-108, 3.2%-146, 2.8%-51, 18%-48, 10%-58, 4.2%-108, 3.2%-130, 2.3%-60, 3.6%-126, 2.3%Hagan-112, 5%Hagan
Hagan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Hagan by state

Where Hagan concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hagan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
151 10.4%
#2 Kentucky
39 2.7%
#3 Tennessee
38 2.6%
#4 Georgia
22 1.5%
#5 Florida
13 0.9%
#6 Indiana
6 0.4%
#7 Alabama
5 0.3%
#8 California
5 0.3%
Texas share of Hagan's total US births 10.4%
Even split

151 of 1,455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Hagan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hagan?
1,455 babies have been named Hagan since 1914. All-time, it sits at #4,036 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,862 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 73 births.
Where does Hagan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hagan ranks #4,036 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,862 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hagan most popular?
Hagan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 516 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Hagan most popular?
The top states for the name Hagan are Texas (151 births), Kentucky (39 births), Tennessee (38 births).
Is Hagan a unisex name?
Yes, Hagan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,455 births, and as a girl's name it has 168 births.
How long has the name Hagan been used?
Records for Hagan go back to 1914, giving 112 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Hagan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hagen, Hagop, Hager, Haggai, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hagan's data

  • Hagan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (516 total births); usage has since declined to 169 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Hagans (151 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hagan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hagan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–2025 (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 Hagan 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.