boy's name

Rogan

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,739

Northern Ireland

#352

2024 births

Rogan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2020, when 166 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 41,442 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Rogan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,082
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Rogan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 22
1980s 24
1990s 109
2000s 509
2010s 1,082
2020s (to 2025) 705

How popular is Rogan?

In 2025, Rogan was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Rogan is used

Northern Ireland #352 4 in 2024
Scotland #631 4 in 2023
Ireland #683 4 in 2023
England & Wales #1,720 15 in 2025
United States #2,008 80 in 2025
Canada #2,610 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Rogan

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

Parents who like Rogan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rogan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rogan

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

Common questions about Rogan

How popular is the name Rogan?

In 2025, Rogan was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Rogan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Rogan?

Rogan has 2 syllables.

When was Rogan most popular?

Rogan peaked in 2020, when 166 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Rogan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rogan currently ranks #352 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.