Given name & surname
Eagan
“a fiery man”
Eagan is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “a fiery man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “a fiery man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eagan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 442
- 442 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,970 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,970 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 361 as a first name in 2020; 5,132 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eagan’s family of names
Eagan has a related form in Ea. Eagan has a related form in Eagen. Eagan has a related form in Eagon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Eganvariant · English
- Eavariant
- Eegunvariant
- Eagunvariant
- Eegonvariant
- Eagonvariant
- Eegenvariant
- Eagenvariant
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