Keegan
Keegan is an Anglicisation of the Irish clan name Mac Aodhagáin, now often used as a forename. The name means "son of Aodhagán". In North America the name is most often given to boys, but has gradually become unisex.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Keegan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keegan is an Anglicisation of the Irish clan name Mac Aodhagáin, now often used as a forename. The name means "son of Aodhagán". In North America the name is most often given to boys, but has gradually become unisex.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Keegan
As a girl name
Keegan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1976, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 181 Keegans were born — ranking #1,340 that year. As of 2026, Keegan ranks #3,023 for girls with 54 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 4K Keegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Keegan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1965, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 1,707 Keegans were born — ranking #222 that year. As of 2026, Keegan ranks #649 for boys with 430 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 39K Keegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Keegan
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About the name Keegan
Keegan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 39K births in the dataset. Keegan's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #222. Use the chart and map above to compare Keegan'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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