Gahan
Gahan is a surname of Irish origin. It derives from the Irish language name Ó Gaoithín, meaning "descendant of Gaoithín". The Ó Gaoithín were historically chiefs of Síol Éalaigh and today are most prevelent in south-eastern Ireland, particularly in the counties of Wexford and Carlow.
Meaning & Origin of Gahan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gahan is a surname of Irish origin. It derives from the Irish language name Ó Gaoithín, meaning "descendant of Gaoithín". The Ó Gaoithín were historically chiefs of Síol Éalaigh and today are most prevelent in south-eastern Ireland, particularly in the counties of Wexford and Carlow.
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The Story of Gahan
Gahan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 7 births, good for #9,752 nationwide. About 77% of every Gahan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Gahan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Gahan
Gahan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Gahan's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #9,752. Use the chart and map above to compare Gahan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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