Given name & surname
Rogan
“a red-haired man”
Rogan is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “a red-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a red-haired man.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rogan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,451
- 2,311 boys · 140 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 166 babies
- 2025
- 80
- #2,019 for boys · #16,775 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 75 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,019 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,781 as a first name in 2020; 4,468 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.
Rogan’s family of names
Rogan has a related form in Roegan. Rogan has a related form in Roegann. Rogan has a related form in Rogann.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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