Negan name meaning
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What does Negan mean?
Of Fictional origin, Offbeat Negan is bestowed upon both boys and girls, Negan is the "name of a fictional character who was the antagonist in "The Walking Dead" comic series and later appeared in the TV series adaptation of the comic book.
The name appears to be inspired by -gan ending names Raegan, Keegan/Keagan, Finnegan, Megan, Tegan and especially Logan that dominated the baby naming charts in 2016 is especially used in English.
It is said that Robert Kirkman, who created the character wanted some negative sounding name.
And he chose with Negan over Negus, both of which have Neg (Neg-ative) at the start. It isa also claimed to mean "good destiny" in Arabic.
Since its debut as a girl name, Negan is steadily defending its position on the chart and was placed at #3859 in 2022 based on Social Security Administration's data.
The moniker sounds tempting and original but its association with the negative character in pop culture may have some emotional implications, if you chose it as a name for your baby
How popular is the name Negan?
Negan is a unique baby name in United States, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 3000 names. Recently in 2017, it ranked 2743rd when 44 boys were named Negan.
Over 112 babies in United States have been named Negan. The name is a rare baby name in France where it is still in use. According to our evaluation, over 100 babies have been named Negan globally.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 3330 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3859 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3625 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3898 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4329 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3046 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2753 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4192 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 9823 | 6 |
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Numerological analysis of Negan
You have a strong will to succeed and survive on your own. People who have this number as their expression no can be described as free souls that can't be tamed. You are a good friend. You are probably supportive and give the best advice. You get disappointed when you realize that most people worry more about social appearances rather than personal growth. What makes you happy is seeing a person trying to expose their true personality instead of pretending to be something they're not.
Other names similar to Negan
- Isiah means Yahweh is Salvation is predominantly used in English and of Hebrew origin is a unisex name
- Nathaly - Renowned Nathaly is originated from Latin language is a baby girl name, Nathaly means "Born on Christmas or Born on Christmas" is used prevalently in English
- Zoilo - Substantially used in English atypical, Zoilo is used as a baby boy name which came from Old Greek, meaning of Zoilo is "The Element Zoe Which Means Life"
- Rodrick - Illustrous Rodrick is used dominantly in English is rooted from Old High German and Germanic, Rodrick means "Rich or Glory or Powerful" is used as a gender insensitive name
- Radclyf - Boy name Radclyf is of Old English origin, Radclyf means "From the Red Cliff" is used particulary in English
Famous people named Negan
We could not find any notable namesake.
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Who's Negan? - Abraham You can breathe, you can blink, you can cry. Hell, you're all gonna be doing that - Negan - I am Negan - NeganSources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls