Steven Gaghan
There are approximately 1 people named Steven Gaghan living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Steven with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gaghan. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Steven
1.1M
Alive today
Named Gaghan
206
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1956
Average age: 53
Estimated bearers: 206
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #101,247
Per 100K: 0.06
Top ancestry: White (94.9%)
First name trend
Steven: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Steven. The peak year was 1956 with 38,488 births. The average person named Steven today is 53 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gaghan surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gaghan, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 94.9%.
- White94.9%
- Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Steven has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3207% of the US population, based on 1,099,351 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Gaghan appears at a rate of 0.06 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Steven Gaghan. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Steven
FAQ
Steven Gaghan: questions and answers
How many people are named Steven Gaghan?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Steven Gaghan. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3207%) with the surname frequency (0.06 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Steven Gaghan?
We classify Steven Gaghan as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Steven a male or female name?
Steven is predominantly male. Out of 1,296,316 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Steven profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.