Keaghan
The Story of Keaghan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Keaghan as a girl name dates back to 2000, when 7 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Keaghan — #10,805 in the national rankings. About 71% of every Keaghan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Keaghan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 95 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Keaghan as a boy name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Keaghan — #3,831 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Keaghan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Keaghan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 304 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Keaghan
Keaghan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 304 births in the dataset. Keaghan's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #3,831. Use the chart and map above to compare Keaghan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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