Deegan
- Pronunciation
- [Dee-gan]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Black-Haired.
- Origin
- Irish
Deegan Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 3,379 baby boys have been named Deegan. The name peaked in 2011 with 259 US births that year (rank #835). In 2024, ranked #1674 nationally — 839 places below its 2011 peak.
Top States for Deegan
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Deegan births are: California (530), Arizona (169), Utah (146).
Other Irish-Origin Names Like Deegan
If you like Deegan's Irish origin, consider these related names: Abban, Abiageal, Abracham, Adare, Addergoole. Browse all Irish names →
6-Letter Names Starting with D
Names with Deegan's exact length and starting letter: Dacian, Daegal, Daegan, Daelan, Daelyn.
Quick Facts About Deegan
US Popularity History (2008–2013)
Annual US births named Deegan by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2011 with 259 boys named Deegan (boy rank #835 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2013, ranked #968 for boys (207 US births). That's 133 places below its 2011 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Deegan Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Deegan the strongest states are Utah, Minnesota, Arizona.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | #602 | 19 |
| 2 | Minnesota | #683 | 27 |
| 3 | Arizona | #760 | 47 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | #769 | 33 |
| 5 | Washington | #832 | 20 |
| 6 | Indiana | #849 | 30 |
| 7 | Michigan | #865 | 47 |
| 8 | Ohio | #1,074 | 21 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | #1,074 | 21 |
| 2 | Michigan | #865 | 47 |
| 3 | Indiana | #849 | 30 |
| 4 | Washington | #832 | 20 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | #769 | 33 |
| 6 | Arizona | #760 | 47 |
| 7 | Minnesota | #683 | 27 |
| 8 | Utah | #602 | 19 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Deegan in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Deegan to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Deegan against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).