Keegan Boy
How popular is Keegan?
#621 boy name in 2025
449 baby boys were named Keegan in the US in 2025, making it the 621st most popular boy name. Another 48 girls got the name (#3,249 for girls).
Keegan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #621 for boys (▼ 28 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 449 boys, 48 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #274 in 2015, #496 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (1,707 boys) |
| Highest rank | #222 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1965 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 90% boys, 10% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Keegan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Keegan family of names ranked #591 for boys in 2025 (#573 the year before), with 455 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan | 449 | 99% |
| Keeghan | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Keegan is most popular
Babies named Keegan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Hampshire: 0.9 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- West Virginia: 0.9 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Rhode Island: 0.7 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Iowa: 0.7 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.6 per 1,000 (44 boys)
Keegan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14 | #3,243 |
| 1970s | 328 | #976 |
| 1980s | 1,721 | #527 |
| 1990s | 6,591 | #300 |
| 2000s | 14,057 | #222 |
| 2010s | 12,718 | #238 |
| 2020s | 3,090 | #492 |
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Questions
- Is Keegan a boy or girl name?
- Keegan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Keegan were boys.
- How popular is the name Keegan?
- 449 baby boys were named Keegan in the US in 2025, making it the 621st most popular boy name. Another 48 girls got the name (#3,249 for girls).
- When was Keegan most popular?
- Keegan peaked in 2007, when 1,707 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #222 in 2007.
- How many people are named Keegan?
- 42,324 babies have been named Keegan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 41,667 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Keegan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Keegan was most common in New Hampshire, at 0.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.