boy's name

Dugan

  • Origin Seediq
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 513

Dugan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Dugan is a name of Seediq origin.
  • Peaked in 1998, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dugan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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'10 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Dugan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 10
1940s 5
1950s 12
1960s 9
1970s 57
1980s 91
1990s 129
2000s 118
2010s 75
2020s (to 2020) 7

How popular is Dugan?

In 2020, Dugan was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Dugan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Dugan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dugan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dugan

How popular is the name Dugan?

In 2020, Dugan was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dugan a girl's or a boy's name?

Dugan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dugan?

Dugan has 2 syllables.

When was Dugan most popular?

Dugan peaked in 1998, when 21 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.