Hagan
Hagan is a masculine given name which is borne by:Hagan Bayley, British biochemist Hagan Beggs (1937–2016), Northern Irish-born Canadian actor Hagan Evans, Welsh former rugby union and rugby league footballer Hagan Landry, American Paralympic athlete specializing in throwing events Hagan Scotten, American attorney
Meaning & Origin of Hagan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hagan is a masculine given name which is borne by:Hagan Bayley, British biochemist Hagan Beggs (1937–2016), Northern Irish-born Canadian actor Hagan Evans, Welsh former rugby union and rugby league footballer Hagan Landry, American Paralympic athlete specializing in throwing events Hagan Scotten, American attorney
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The Story of Hagan
As a girl name
Hagan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 13 births, good for #8,483 nationwide. About 36% of every Hagan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Hagan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 163 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Hagan on the record books as a boy name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 73 Hagans were born — ranking #1,941 that year. About 35% of every Hagan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hagan ranks #3,930 for boys with 28 births, gradually falling (-15%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Hagan
Hagan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Hagan's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #1,941. Use the chart and map above to compare Hagan'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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