Keagan
Keagan was the 1614th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 489th with 564 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 820 places. More babies were named Keagan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Keegan) son of Aodhagán (Irish surname) · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #1,614 boys, down 464 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 105boys
- Girls and boys
- 22% girls, 78% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008564 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,541babies recorded
What does the name Keagan mean?
Keagan is a spelling of Keegan, pronounced the same way, so it shares Keegan's meaning and origin.
Keegan is an Irish surname that became a first name. Wiktionary derives it from Irish Mac Aodhagáin, son of Aodhagán, a pet form of Aodh, an old Irish name that Wiktionary derives from Old Irish áed, fire. The Mac was dropped and the name reduced to Keegan in English. Wiktionary also records Keegan as a separate Kalenjin name in Kenya. In the US it has been used for boys since the 1960s and occasionally for girls.
Mac Aodhagáin (Irish, “son of Aodhagán”)Aodh (Old Irish, “personal name (fire)”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only; not checked against an edited Irish surname dictionary.
Related names: Aidan, Egan, Keagan.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Keegan' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aodhagán' (Irish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aodh' (Irish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Keagan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,703 | #1,614 | 29 | 105 |
| 2020 | #3,874 | #1,150 | 37 | 169 |
| 2010 | #2,281 | #527 | 84 | 492 |
| 2000 | #2,617 | #731 | 57 | 235 |
| 1990 | #7,575 | #1,859 | 11 | 42 |
| 1980 | #11,147 | #4,323 | 5 | 9 |
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How popular is Keagan, counting every spelling?
Keagan is a spelling of Keegan, a name family that ranked #528 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,614 for Keagan on its own. Together these spellings went to 570 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan | 449 | #621 | 2,498 |
| Keagan | 105 | #1,614 | 564 |
| Kegan | 16 | #5,726 | 99 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Keagan?
105 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keagan (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Keagan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 80 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keagan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keagan?
About 8,700 people born in the US named Keagan are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 23. That makes Keagan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Keagan by state
How common Keagan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.8×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keagan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keagan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keagan
What does Keagan mean?
Keagan is a spelling of Keegan, which means “son of Aodhagán (Irish surname)” (Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Keagan?
Keagan was the 1614th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 489th with 564 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 820 places. More babies were named Keagan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Keagan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 22% girls, 78% boys given the name Keagan in the US.
Where is Keagan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keagan was most common in Ohio (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Louisiana.