How Many People Are Named Daegan?
An estimated 935 people in the United States have the first name Daegan. It is predominantly male (94.9%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Daegan peaked in popularity in 2007 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daegan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daegan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
935
About 1 in 366,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.9% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2007
66 births
Total Registered
946
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daegan
Daegan is predominantly male (94.9%), though 48 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Daegan as a male name
Ranked #8,433 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (61 births)
Daegan as a female name
Ranked #17,055 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 2006 (8 births)
Daegan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daegan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 443 babies were registered. Daegan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daegan by Decade
How has Daegan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daegan by State
Birth registrations for Daegan span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Illinois, California. On average, about 18 Daegans were registered per state.
Daegan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daegan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Daegan
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Daegan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daegan?
We estimate approximately 935 people named Daegan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 366,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Daegan a common name?
Daegan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 946 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daegan most popular?
Daegan reached peak popularity in 2007, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daegan is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daegan a male name?
Daegan is predominantly male. 94.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daegan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daegan Smith, Daegan Johnson, Daegan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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