Boys' name · since 1911

Hogan

1,548 babies named Hogan in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,864 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,667 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,548
born since 1911
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Hogan is the #3667 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,548 recorded since 1911.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hogan has been recorded 1,548 times among boys since 1911, currently ranked #3667 nationally and more common than 74% 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 1911 to 2025.

  • #3,864 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,667 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,548 born since 1911
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hogan ranks #3,864 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,667 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,548 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,864 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,667 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,548
born since 1911
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%73.6%
Hogan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Hogan's 1,548 recorded births place it above 91.5% 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 Hogan compares

1,548 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

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

Metric Hogan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,548 369 358,536
Peak-year births 66 34 22,252

Hogan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hogan's full recorded timeline at 1997, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 66 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hogan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
66
Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
020406080 19111924198519932001200920172025 30

Hogan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (514 births, 33% of the file).

2000s was Hogan's strongest decade.

514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Hogan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 514 births (33% of all-time use).

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

How Hogan 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 Hogan's total volume

Hogan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 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 -112, 4.2%-117, 1.9%-23, 9.6%-114, 6.7%-71, 3.7%-127, 1.7%-35, 5.2%-25, 15.2%-55, 5.1%-51, 6.2%-111, 10.6%-47, 4.3%-55, 5.4%-128, 3.7%-51, 5.4%Hogan-115, 4.3%Hogan
Hogan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Hogan by state

Where Hogan concentrates geographically, total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hogan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
118 7.6%
#2 Georgia
29 1.9%
#3 Florida
6 0.4%
#4 Louisiana
6 0.4%
#5 Ohio
6 0.4%
#6 Alabama
5 0.3%
#7 California
5 0.3%
#8 Colorado
5 0.3%
Texas share of Hogan's total US births 7.6%
Even split

118 of 1,548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Hogan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hogan? ▼
1,548 babies have been named Hogan since 1911. All-time, it sits at #3,864 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,667 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 66 births.
Where does Hogan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hogan ranks #3,864 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,667 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 Hogan most popular? ▼
Hogan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 514 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Hogan most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Hogan are Texas (118 births), Georgia (29 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Hogan been used? ▼
Records for Hogan go back to 1911, giving 115 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Hogan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hogarth. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hogan's data

  • Hogan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (514 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Hogans (118 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 Hogan

Nearby Names Like Hogan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hogan

Hogarth Boy
#13746 5 births

Compare Hogan side by side: Hogan vs Hogarth

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Hogan

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Flavio #3668
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Macario #3665
2,824 births · Peak 2006
Nino #3669
2,719 births · Peak 1998
Menno #3664
1,458 births · Peak 2021
Myers #3670
697 births · Peak 2024
Mckinley #3663
9,786 births · Peak 1920
Haden #3671
3,886 births · Peak 2006

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hogan: 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, 1911–2025 (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 Hogan 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.