Keighan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-gun
- Origin
- Irish
Keighan is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Keighan come from?
Irish: probably a variant spelling of Keegan
Is Keighan a girl's or a boy's name?
Keighan is a boys' name.
How popular is Keighan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 4 boys.
Keighan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
How popular is Keighan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Keighan in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keighan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
Names like Keighan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Keegan, Ronan, Kayden, Conan, Declan, Kian, Aiden, Keelan, Conlan, Brogan, Rogan
Names related to Keighan
Keagan, Kegan, Keigan, Keaghan, Kiegan, Kaegan, Keeghan, Keygan
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
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, “Keighan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keighan, updated 20 October 2026.