boy's name
Daegan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,061
Daegan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 66 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
Daegan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 109 |
| 2000s | 443 |
| 2010s | 332 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 68 |
How popular is Daegan?
In 2025, Daegan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Daegan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Daegan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Daëgan | Daëgan is a rare spelling of Daegan, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Daegan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Daegan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Daegan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Daegan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Daegan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Daegan
How popular is the name Daegan?
In 2025, Daegan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Daegan a girl's or a boy's name?
Daegan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Daegan most popular?
Daegan peaked in 2007, when 66 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Daegan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Daegan currently ranks #11,954 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.