Daegan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAY-gun
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Daegan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
Where does Daegan come from?
Irish: probably a variant of Deegan, an Irish surname
Is Daegan a girl's or a boy's name?
Daegan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daegan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 boys.
Daegan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Daegan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Daegan, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Daegan in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daegan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,292 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2,251 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2006 | 52 | #2,374 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
Names like Daegan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Declan Aiden Ronan Keegan Kayden Caelan Conan Kian Brogan Conlan Brody
Names related to Daegan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Daegan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daegan, updated 20 October 2026.