Keegan
Keegan was the 621st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 449 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 222nd with 1,707 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 347 places. More babies were named Keegan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning son of Aodhagán (Irish surname) · Irish
Say it KEE-gun /ˈkiɡən/
- Rank in 2025
- #621 boys, down 125 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 449boys
- Girls and boys
- 11% girls, 89% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20071,707 babies
- Total since 1880
- 42,324babies recorded
What does the name Keegan mean?
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)
Keegan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,275 | #621 | 48 | 449 |
| 2020 | #2,482 | #496 | 70 | 592 |
| 2010 | #1,627 | #246 | 133 | 1,430 |
| 2000 | #1,508 | #285 | 122 | 1,080 |
| 1990 | #2,871 | #501 | 40 | 385 |
| 1980 | #4,836 | #845 | 15 | 110 |
| 1970 | — | #2,575 | — | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Keegan, counting every spelling?
Keegan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #528 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #621 for Keegan 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 Keegan?
449 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keegan (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Keegan 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 19 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keegan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keegan?
About 37,800 people born in the US named Keegan are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 25. That makes Keegan 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.
Keegan by state
How common Keegan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Hampshire (3.3×), West Virginia (3.1×), Iowa (2.4×), Connecticut (2.3×), Massachusetts (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in California, Nevada, Idaho.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keegan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keegan, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Keegan · Sibling names for Keegan
Questions about the name Keegan
What does Keegan mean?
Keegan means “son of Aodhagán (Irish surname)” (Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Keegan?
Keegan was the 621st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 449 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 222nd with 1,707 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 347 places. More babies were named Keegan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Keegan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 11% girls, 89% boys given the name Keegan in the US.
Where is Keegan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keegan was most common in New Hampshire (0.95 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Rhode Island.