How Many People Are Named Deegan?
An estimated 3,362 people in the United States have the first name Deegan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Deegan peaked in popularity in 2011 with 259 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deegan 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 Deegan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Deegan is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,362
About 1 in 101,950 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2011
259 births
Total Registered
3,391
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deegan
Deegan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,391 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Deegan as a male name
Ranked #1,674 in 2024
100 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (259 births)
Deegan as a female name
Ranked #13,256 in 2016
7 female births in 2016
Peak: 2016 (7 births)
Deegan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deegan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,826 babies were registered. Deegan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deegan by Decade
How has Deegan 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.
Deegan by State
Birth registrations for Deegan span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Arizona, Utah. The lowest are in Kentucky, Georgia, Wyoming. On average, about 77 Deegans were registered per state.
Deegan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deegan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deegan
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Deegan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deegan?
We estimate approximately 3,362 people named Deegan 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 101,950 Americans share this first name.
Is Deegan a common name?
Deegan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,391 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deegan most popular?
Deegan reached peak popularity in 2011, when 259 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deegan is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deegan a male name?
Deegan is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deegan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deegan Smith, Deegan Johnson, Deegan 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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