Is Egan a boy or girl name?

Egan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,268 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.9% were girls and 96.1% were boys.

Egan

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Egan was most popular in 2019, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,673 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,268 people named Egan.

Egan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Egan’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Egan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Egan is a boy’s name — 3.9% of the 1,268 Americans given it were girls and 96.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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