Kagan comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Turkish surname meaning "judicial ruler.".
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How popular is Kagan?
2001peak year
The name Kagan reached its peak in 2001, with 36 registrations (ranked #2659). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1978, roughly 23 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #7557) today, averaging about 12 new babies per year. Kagan has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 719 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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