Recorded 1978–2023 Unisex name Peak 2001 646 births

Kagan — boys' name

646 babies named Kagan in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s421990s1352000s2602010s1652020s39
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kagan was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

36 babies were named Kagan in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kagan

The Social Security Administration has registered 646 babies named Kagan between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kagan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 36 babies received it in a single year. Kagan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 73 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kagan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 260 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kagan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kagan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kagan 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 646 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.

Kagan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

646

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

2001

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kagan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
36
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
010203040 202320182013200820031998199319881978 5

Kagan popularity over time — girls

73 total births recorded since 1989 (Kagan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 73 births
4681012 20162011200820072004200220011998199419931989 6

Kagan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
260 births that decade — 40% of Kagan's all-time total
1970s51980s421990s1352000s2602010s1652020s39

Kagan by state

Where Kagan concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kagan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
25 3.9%
Texas share of Kagan's total US births 3.9%

25 of 646 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kagan?
646 babies have been named Kagan since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 36 births.
When was Kagan most popular?
Kagan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 260 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Kagan most popular?
The top states for the name Kagan are Texas (25 births).
Is Kagan a unisex name?
Yes, Kagan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 646 births, and as a girl's name it has 73 births.
How long has the name Kagan been used?
Kagan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kagan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kage, Kagen, Kager. 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, 1978–2023 (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.