Is Deegan a boy or girl name?

Deegan is a boy’s name. Of the 3,465 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.4% were girls and 99.7% were boys.

Deegan

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Deegan was most popular in 2011, when 259 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,797 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,314, with 74 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,465 people named Deegan.

Deegan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Deegan’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Deegan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Deegan is a boy’s name — 0.4% of the 3,465 Americans given it were girls and 99.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Deegan

Where Deegan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org