Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2006

Hagan

Gender Unisex · 10% girls Rank 2025 #3,881 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,881
among boys · ↓49 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
33
named Hagan · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,003
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2006
79 babies
All-time total
1,623
#4,036 all-time among boys
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Hagan popularity over time

1,623 babies have been named Hagan since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 10 10 1 – #3,465
1920s – 16 16 2 +60% #4,013
1930s – 13 13 1 -19% #2,995
1940s – 5 5 1 -62% #3,786
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 5 5 1 – #4,198
1970s – 11 11 1 +120% #4,607
1980s – 44 44 4 +300% #4,942
1990s 31 216 247 25 +461% #2,364
2000s 59 516 575 58 +133% #1,946
2010s 48 450 498 50 -13% #2,338
2020s (to 2025) 30 169 199 33 -33% #3,529

Where Hagan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 28 0.02 outside top 500
2027 27 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 27 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Hagan

Hagan is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,881 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 1,623 American babies have been named Hagan, about 90% boys and 10% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2006, when 79 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hagan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hagan?

The median living Hagan is about 17 years old; half are between 10 and 23. An estimated 1,600 people named Hagan are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hagan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #15,726 28 #3,881
2024 6 #14,076 29 #3,832
2023 5 #16,040 24 #4,384
2022 7 #12,715 31 #3,645
2021 7 #12,664 32 #3,529
2020 – – 25 #4,058
2019 9 #10,787 35 #3,286
2018 – – 31 #3,561
2017 8 #12,023 41 #2,911
2016 5 #17,168 48 #2,598
2015 7 #13,508 43 #2,783
2014 13 #8,643 55 #2,352
2013 – – 52 #2,410
2012 6 #15,644 42 #2,839
2011 – – 48 #2,560
2010 – – 55 #2,338
2009 – – 73 #1,946
2008 – – 50 #2,528
2007 9 #11,976 54 #2,390
2006 10 #10,873 69 #1,952
2005 – – 55 #2,193
2004 9 #11,013 59 #2,033
2003 11 #9,277 47 #2,291
2002 5 #16,354 34 #2,780
2001 7 #12,520 51 #2,069
2000 8 #11,091 24 #3,460
1995 6 #12,308 33 #2,373
1990 – – 8 #6,041
1985 – – 7 #5,364
1980 – – 6 #5,796
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 6 #4,013
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hagan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hagan?

The median living Hagan is about 17 years old. Half of all living Hagans are between 10 and 23 years old.

How many people named Hagan are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Hagan are alive in the United States, based on 1,623 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Hagan in 2025?

Hagan ranked #3,881 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hagan?

1,623 babies have been named Hagan in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hagan most popular?

Hagan peaked in 2006, when 79 newborns received the name.

Is Hagan a boy or girl name?

Hagan is used for both: about 10% of babies named Hagan have been girls and 90% boys.

Is the name Hagan rising or falling?

Hagan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hagan become more popular?

Hagan looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 boys named Hagan in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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