Keegen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-gan
- Origin
- Irish
Keegen is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “from Aodh, fire”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keegen mean?
Irish: spelling of Keegan; from the Irish surname Mac Aodhagáin
“from Aodh, fire”
From the Irish surname Mac Aodhagáin, based on Aodh, an ancient Irish name meaning fire.
Meaning borrowed from Keegan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Keegen a girl's or a boy's name?
Keegen is a boys' name.
How popular is Keegen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Keegen in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keegen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
Names like Keegen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden, Kayden, Aiden, Finn, Declan, Ronan, Kian, Finnegan, Teagan, Kellan, Brecken, Deegan
Names related to Keegen
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
Sources
Figures from 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, “Keegen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keegen, updated 20 October 2026.