# Egan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/egan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | “descendant of aodhagán”, “fire” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiːɡən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Eagan, Eakin, Heekin |
| US babies named this | 1,268 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,219 / 49 (4% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 82, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Irish Ó hAodhagáin, literally, “descendant of Aodhagán”, from Old Irish Áedacán, from Áed + -acán, from áed (“fire”).

## What it means

Egan is grouped under fire.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 7 | 8,413 |
| 1985 | 9 | 7,118 |
| 1986 | 7 | 8,802 |
| 1987 | 7 | 9,049 |
| 1988 | 6 | 10,741 |
| 1989 | 8 | 8,980 |
| 2002 | 5 | 16,188 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37 | 3,069 |
| 2012 | 29 | 3,638 |
| 2013 | 35 | 3,145 |
| 2014 | 27 | 3,824 |
| 2015 | 29 | 3,718 |
| 2016 | 22 | 4,509 |
| 2017 | 34 | 3,333 |
| 2018 | 33 | 3,393 |
| 2019 | 49 | 2,632 |
| 2020 | 31 | 3,512 |
| 2021 | 28 | 3,841 |
| 2022 | 27 | 4,019 |
| 2023 | 28 | 3,919 |
| 2024 | 27 | 4,012 |
| 2025 | 26 | 4,068 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7 | 2,070 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2,870 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3,589 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3,744 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2,390 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,959 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,112 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3,688 |

## People named Egan

- Egan Bernal, Colombian cyclist
- Elizabeth Gillies, American actress and singer (born 1993)
- Kyle Richards, American actress and television personality

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.