Kegan
Kegan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kegan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kegan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kegan
As a girl name
American parents first put Kegan on the record books as a girl name in 1982, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 15 Kegans were born — ranking #6,007 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Kegans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 237 Kegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kegan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1970, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1992: 175 births, good for #792 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Kegans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,104 among boy names with 19 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 4K Kegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kegan
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Names that sound like Kegan
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About the name Kegan
Kegan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kegan's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #792. Use the chart and map above to compare Kegan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.