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Deegan

Deegan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dark-haired”
Origin
Irish
Say it
DEE-gən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Duibhginn, from dubh ‘dark’ plus ceann ‘head’. Used mainly as a transferred surname-style given name.

Irish namesSurname-style namesModern names

How popular is Deegan?

202430.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Deegan in 2024100

2024 rank#1,677 boys

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 18803,391

Deegan is fading: recent use is about 51% of its level ten years before.

Names like Deegan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish
  • Braydendescendant of Bradán · Irish

Deegan questions

What does the name Deegan mean?

Deegan means "dark-haired". It comes from Irish. Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Duibhginn, from dubh ‘dark’ plus ceann ‘head’. Used mainly as a transferred surname-style given name.

Is Deegan a boy or girl name?

Deegan is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Deegan?

100 US babies were named Deegan in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Deegan?

Deegan is usually pronounced DEE-gən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.