Keegan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-gan
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #902 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #621 for boys
Big in Northern Ireland
Keegan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “from Aodh, fire”. In 2025 it ranked 902nd for boys in the UK (38 babies) and 621st for boys in the US (449 babies).
What does Keegan mean?
Irish: from the Irish surname Mac Aodhagáin
“from Aodh, fire”
From the Irish surname Mac Aodhagáin, based on Aodh, an ancient Irish name meaning fire.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Keegan a girl's or a boy's name?
Keegan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 boys in the UK and 48 girls and 449 boys in the US.
How popular is Keegan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #902among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 7,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the UK were named Keegan, making it the 902nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 423rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 172 boys.
Half of all the boys named Keegan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 41 boys in the UK were given Keegan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #766, up from #902 for this spelling alone.
- Keegan 38
- Keagan 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Keegan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #902 |
| 2024 | 55 | #711 |
| 2023 | 38 | #913 |
| 2022 | 74 | #573 |
| 2021 | 88 | #511 |
| 2020 | 109 | #423 |
| 2019 | 148 | #348 |
| 2018 | 172 | #315 |
| 2017 | 143 | #372 |
| 2016 | 98 | #468 |
| 2015 | 91 | #491 |
| 2014 | 126 | #375 |
| 2013 | 137 | #346 |
| 2012 | 128 | #380 |
| 2011 | 132 | #363 |
| 2010 | 163 | #303 |
| 2009 | 127 | #351 |
| 2008 | 140 | #324 |
| 2007 | 129 | #330 |
| 2006 | 104 | #370 |
| 2005 | 92 | #376 |
| 2004 | 73 | #421 |
| 2003 | 86 | #353 |
| 2002 | 66 | #401 |
| 2001 | 44 | #519 |
| 2000 | 54 | #443 |
| 1999 | 57 | #435 |
| 1998 | 64 | #399 |
| 1997 | 49 | #453 |
| 1996 | 48 | #446 |
How popular is Keegan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #621among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 449about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 449 boys in the US were named Keegan, making it the 621st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 496th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 1,707 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965. 48 girls were also named Keegan in 2025 (3,249th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Keegan in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 585 boys in the US were given Keegan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #515, up from #621 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 10% of the babies named Keegan in the US were girls.
Keegan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 449 | #621 |
| 2024 | 484 | #593 |
| 2023 | 443 | #627 |
| 2022 | 523 | #566 |
| 2021 | 599 | #492 |
| 2020 | 592 | #496 |
| 2019 | 723 | #425 |
| 2018 | 940 | #353 |
| 2017 | 1,124 | #309 |
| 2016 | 1,295 | #283 |
| 2015 | 1,346 | #274 |
| 2014 | 1,560 | #238 |
| 2013 | 1,458 | #249 |
| 2012 | 1,472 | #245 |
| 2011 | 1,370 | #253 |
| 2010 | 1,430 | #246 |
| 2009 | 1,597 | #228 |
| 2008 | 1,683 | #223 |
| 2007 | 1,707 | #222 |
| 2006 | 1,594 | #227 |
| 2005 | 1,390 | #242 |
| 2004 | 1,293 | #257 |
| 2003 | 1,271 | #259 |
| 2002 | 1,284 | #253 |
| 2001 | 1,158 | #271 |
| 2000 | 1,080 | #285 |
| 1999 | 957 | #300 |
| 1998 | 928 | #305 |
| 1997 | 804 | #325 |
| 1996 | 799 | #329 |
| 1995 | 669 | #359 |
| 1994 | 606 | #385 |
| 1993 | 516 | #430 |
| 1992 | 485 | #453 |
| 1991 | 442 | #471 |
| 1990 | 385 | #496 |
| 1989 | 329 | #527 |
| 1988 | 214 | #647 |
| 1987 | 188 | #668 |
| 1986 | 165 | #702 |
| 1985 | 205 | #610 |
| 1984 | 157 | #696 |
| 1983 | 126 | #777 |
| 1982 | 121 | #804 |
| 1981 | 106 | #858 |
| 1980 | 110 | #841 |
| 1979 | 82 | #976 |
| 1978 | 67 | #1,060 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,289 |
| 1976 | 45 | #1,320 |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,883 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,886 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
Names like Keegan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Conan Kayden Aiden Kian Ronan Declan Brayden Kody Brody Keelan Brogan
Other spellings of Keegan
Names related to Keegan
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Keegan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keegan, updated 20 October 2026.