Is Kagan a boy or girl name?

Kagan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 724 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.1% were girls and 89.9% were boys.

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Kagan

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Kagan was most popular in 2001, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,581 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 724 people named Kagan.

Kagan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kagan’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kagan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kagan is mostly a boy’s name — 10.1% of the 724 Americans given it were girls and 89.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% 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