Kegan
Kegan was the 5726th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 793rd with 175 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,390 places. More babies were named Kegan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Keegan) son of Aodhagán (Irish surname) · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #5,726 boys, down 2,350 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992175 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,085babies recorded
What does the name Kegan mean?
Kegan 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)
Kegan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 237 since 1982.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,726 | 16 |
| 2020 | #3,376 | 33 |
| 2010 | #1,489 | 110 |
| 2000 | #1,217 | 111 |
| 1990 | #917 | 126 |
| 1980 | #5,909 | 6 |
| 1970 | #4,500 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kegan, counting every spelling?
Kegan is a spelling of Keegan, a name family that ranked #528 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,726 for Kegan 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 Kegan?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kegan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kegan 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kegan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kegan?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Kegan are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 18 and 33. That makes Kegan 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.
Kegan by state
How common Kegan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Kegan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kegan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kegan
What does Kegan mean?
Kegan is a spelling of Keegan, which means “son of Aodhagán (Irish surname)” (Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kegan?
Kegan was the 5726th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 793rd with 175 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,390 places. More babies were named Kegan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kegan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kegan in the US.
Where is Kegan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kegan was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).