Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Rogan

Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #2,019 Trend ↓ Falling 41%
Rank 2025
#2,019
among boys · ↑165 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
80
named Rogan · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,774
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2020
166 babies
All-time total
2,451
#3,007 all-time among boys
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Rogan popularity over time

2,451 babies have been named Rogan since 1970, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 22 22 2 – #4,157
1980s – 24 24 2 +9% #6,093
1990s – 109 109 11 +354% #3,621
2000s 10 499 509 51 +367% #1,517
2010s 82 1,000 1,082 108 +113% #1,441
2020s (to 2025) 48 657 705 118 +9% #1,221

Where Rogan 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 69 0.04 outside top 500
2027 65 0.04 outside top 500
2028 61 0.04 outside top 500
2029 59 0.03 outside top 500
2030 56 0.03 outside top 500

Where Rogan is most popular

Boys named Rogan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Ohio, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Rogan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 13 0.106 +82%
Ohio 26 0.098 +69%
Michigan 20 0.098 +68%
Kansas 6 0.087 +50%
Pennsylvania 18 0.068 +17%
Massachusetts 7 0.051 -12%
California 45 0.049 -15%
Illinois 12 0.047 -19%
Colorado 6 0.046 -20%
Texas 40 0.045 -22%
Indiana 7 0.044 -25%
Maryland 5 0.042 -28%
Washington 5 0.031 -47%
Tennessee 5 0.028 -52%
Florida 11 0.023 -60%
New York 7 0.016 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rogan

Rogan is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,019 in 2025 with 75 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 2,451 American babies have been named Rogan, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 166 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Rogan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rogan?

The median living Rogan is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 2,400 people named Rogan are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Rogan 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 #16,775 75 #2,019
2024 6 #14,926 67 #2,184
2023 5 #17,123 81 #1,938
2022 10 #10,255 126 #1,445
2021 11 #9,428 153 #1,251
2020 11 #9,425 155 #1,221
2019 11 #9,621 117 #1,476
2018 11 #9,695 122 #1,441
2017 12 #9,244 111 #1,506
2016 5 #18,327 97 #1,652
2015 10 #10,725 88 #1,751
2014 8 #12,839 93 #1,665
2013 6 #16,148 92 #1,658
2012 13 #9,021 100 #1,587
2011 – – 92 #1,653
2010 6 #16,553 88 #1,735
2009 – – 110 #1,517
2008 5 #19,858 94 #1,652
2007 – – 61 #2,203
2006 – – 68 #1,989
2005 5 #18,589 49 #2,393
2004 – – 42 #2,592
2003 – – 27 #3,427
2002 – – 19 #4,298
2001 – – 16 #4,844
2000 – – 13 #5,519
1995 – – 5 #10,008
1990 – – 12 #4,620
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 7 #4,157
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rogan?

The median living Rogan is about 10 years old. Half of all living Rogans are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Rogan are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Rogan are alive in the United States, based on 2,451 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rogan in 2025?

Rogan ranked #2,019 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 75 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rogan?

2,451 babies have been named Rogan in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rogan most popular?

Rogan peaked in 2020, when 166 newborns received the name.

Is Rogan a boy or girl name?

Rogan is used for both: about 6% of babies named Rogan have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Rogan rising or falling?

Rogan has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rogan become more popular?

Rogan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 boys named Rogan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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