Egan
Egan was the 4068th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 2368th; the most babies were born in 2019 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 350 places. More babies were named Egan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,068 boys, down 556 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201949 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,268babies recorded
Egan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 49 since 1984.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,068 | 26 |
| 2020 | #3,512 | 31 |
| 2010 | #3,558 | 30 |
| 2000 | #3,339 | 25 |
| 1990 | #3,836 | 15 |
| 1980 | #3,308 | 13 |
| 1970 | #3,964 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Egan, counting every spelling?
Egan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 33 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egan | 26 | #4,068 | 136 |
| Eagan | 7 | #9,970 | 94 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Egan?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Egan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Egan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Egan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Egan?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Egan are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 27. That makes Egan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Egan by state
How common Egan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Egan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Egan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Egan
How popular is the name Egan?
Egan was the 4068th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 2368th; the most babies were born in 2019 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 350 places. More babies were named Egan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Egan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Egan in the US.
Where is Egan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Egan was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).