Rogan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROH-gan
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,006 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Rogan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little red one”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 2,006th for boys in the US (75 babies).
What does Rogan mean?
Irish: from the surname Ó Ruadhagáin
“little red one”
From the Irish surname Ó Ruadhagáin, based on ruadh, red, probably first describing red hair.
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Is Rogan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rogan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 75 boys in the US.
How popular is Rogan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,537th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Rogan, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 691st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 118 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Rogan than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Rogan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Rogan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,049 |
| 2022 | 33 | #998 |
| 2021 | 47 | #788 |
| 2020 | 55 | #691 |
| 2019 | 64 | #630 |
| 2018 | 69 | #594 |
| 2017 | 80 | #544 |
| 2016 | 118 | #413 |
| 2015 | 117 | #412 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Rogan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,006th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 75 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 75 boys in the US were named Rogan, making it the 2,006th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,215th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 155 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970. 5 girls were also named Rogan in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Rogan in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rogan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #2,006 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2,169 |
| 2023 | 81 | #1,928 |
| 2022 | 126 | #1,440 |
| 2021 | 153 | #1,245 |
| 2020 | 155 | #1,215 |
| 2019 | 117 | #1,472 |
| 2018 | 122 | #1,431 |
| 2017 | 111 | #1,502 |
| 2016 | 97 | #1,641 |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,740 |
| 2014 | 93 | #1,657 |
| 2013 | 92 | #1,646 |
| 2012 | 100 | #1,575 |
| 2011 | 92 | #1,644 |
| 2010 | 88 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 110 | #1,510 |
| 2008 | 94 | #1,639 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,966 |
| 2005 | 49 | #2,361 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,565 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
Names like Rogan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan, Finn, Conan, Keegan, Kayden, Rowan, Aiden, Declan, Conlan, Brogan, Brody, Caelan
Names related to Rogan
More Irish names
Oscar, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin
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, “Rogan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rogan, updated 20 October 2026.