Gagan
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Gagan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Gagan mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Gagan a girl's or a boy's name?
Gagan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gagan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Gagan, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Gagan of any year since the records began in 1996.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Gagan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Gagan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Conlan, Keegan, Brogan, Conan, Keenan, Declan, Keelan, Rogan, Kenan, Regan, Kayden, Corran
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gagan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gagan, updated 20 October 2026.