Rogan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1402 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Rogan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1402
About the Name Rogan
Rogan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 636 places in five years. It was most popular in 2016 at #420 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Rogan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Rogan
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Rogan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rogan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rogan has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 636 places in the last five years. Its peak was #420 in 2016. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Rogan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Rogan include: Anton Rogan — Anton Rogan is a former professional footballer.; Martin Rogan — Martin Rogan is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014.; Dennis Rogan, Baron Rogan — Dennis Robert David Rogan, Baron Rogan, is a Northern Irish unionist politician and businessman, serving as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords since 2018,....
Rogan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Rogans in the wild.
19
UK babies named Rogan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 636 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rogan
Likely around 1 other Rogan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Rogan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Anton Rogan is a former professional footballer. His playing career included spells at Lisburn Distillery, Celtic, Sunderland, Oxford United, Millwall and Blackpool.
Martin Rogan is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth heavyweight title in 2009; and won the inaugural Prizefighter series in 2008.
Dennis Robert David Rogan, Baron Rogan, is a Northern Irish unionist politician and businessman, serving as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords since 2018, and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in the House of Lords since 2009. He has sat as a life peer in the House of Lords since 1999, and was president of the UUP from 2004 to 2006.
Eugene Lawrence Rogan, is an American historian of the Middle East and North Africa from the late Ottoman era to the present. He is currently Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford.