Keegan

What Keegan means

Means “son of Aidan”

Borrowed from Irish Mac Aodhagáin (“son of Aidan”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Keegan” (revision 90622327), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Keegan?

US: Falling: down from #274 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #500 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2008, when 1,683 boys got the name (#223 that year). First in the US records in 1965.

How common

• About 1 in 3,804 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 8,498 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 3,274 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WV (1.3 per 1,000 boys), MA (0.85 per 1,000 boys), IA (0.72 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Keegan is #621 in the US and #953 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 90.3% of US babies named Keegan were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Kegan16 US
• Keigan9 US
• Kagan5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Keegan

Boys

• Preston#299Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #299 vs #914 in 2025
• Peyton#683Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2007, with 3,375 babies; 398 in 2025
• Keaton#769possibly “hedge, enclosure + farmstead, settlement”^*
• Logan#53“little hollow”^*
• Chase#192Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2009, with 7,394 babies; 1,904 in 2025
• Quinn#466“descendant of Chief”^*

For a sister

• Kaylee#255Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #61 in 2015, #255 in 2025
• Makenzie#700Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #210 in 2015, #700 in 2025
• Kendall#328“spring + valley”^*
• Kayleigh#799Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #324 in 2015, #799 in 2025
• Hailey#104“hay + clearing”^*
• Mckenzie#576Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 2,528 babies; 517 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Keegan’s. Rank is US 2025.