Deegan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning small fire; a form of Deagán.
Babies a year
151
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Deegan by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Deegan. In the US, 151 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 259 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Deegan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Deagansmall fire; from Deagán22 in the US (2017)
- Deganblack-haired; from Dagan11 in the US (2017)
- Daegan29 in the US (2017)
- Declanfull of goodness3,483 in the US (2017)
- Deklanman from Ireland; a modern respelling of Declan179 in the US (2017)
- Devandivine or godly; from Devan21 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean fire
Like Deegan, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aidenlittle fire11,301 in the US (2017)
- Aydenlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aiden3,979 in the US (2017)
- Brantleyfire brand; a form of Brant2,347 in the US (2017)
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Aidanlittle fire1,738 in the US (2017)
- Keegansmall flame or descendant of Aodhagán1,235 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Deegan
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