How Many People Are Named Egan?
An estimated 1,205 people in the United States have the first name Egan. It is predominantly male (96.1%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Egan peaked in popularity in 2019 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Egan 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 Egan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,205
About 1 in 284,443 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.1% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2019
49 births
Total Registered
1,241
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Egan
Egan is predominantly male (96.1%), though 49 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Egan as a male name
Ranked #3,998 in 2024
27 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (49 births)
Egan as a female name
Ranked #16,188 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1985 (9 births)
Egan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Egan span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 403 babies were registered. While Egan is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Egan by Decade
How has Egan 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.
Egan by State
Birth registrations for Egan span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Illinois. On average, about 12 Egans were registered per state.
Egan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Egan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Egan
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Egan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Egan?
We estimate approximately 1,205 people named Egan 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 284,443 Americans share this first name.
Is Egan a common name?
Egan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,241 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Egan most popular?
Egan reached peak popularity in 2019, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Egan is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Egan a male name?
Egan is predominantly male. 96.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Egan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Egan Smith, Egan Johnson, Egan 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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