Kagan is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2001 and has since faded.
Kagan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,927 for boy births in the United States (and #26,583 across all names), given to 5 babies. Kagan first appears in 1978 and peaked in 2001 (36 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,927 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,220 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,563 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,350 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,832 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,976 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,909 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,487 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #17,484 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,514 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,158 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,534 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,787 |
| 2011 | 28 | 28 | #11,652 | #4,902 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,301 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,772 |
| 2008 | 30 | 30 | #16,387 | #4,198 |
| 2007 | 35 | 35 | #14,629 | #3,743 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,158 |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,730 |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | #13,416 | #5,375 |
| 2003 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,159 |
| 2002 | 30 | 30 | #14,447 | #3,617 |
| 2001 | 41 | 41 | #16,568 | #2,659 |
| 2000 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,707 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,885 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | #13,200 | #5,311 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | — | #4,146 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | — | #4,095 |
| 1995 | 19 | — | — | #3,493 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #8,423 | #3,825 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #12,529 | #4,857 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,393 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | — | #4,349 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #6,129 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #11,476 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | — | #3,792 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,784 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | — | #4,003 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,284 |