Keagan is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Keagan means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Keagan across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Keagan has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Keagan is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “descendant of Egan, fire”. A variant of Keegan, from an Irish surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,541 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 381 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 14 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 16 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Keagan per year, United States (1977 to 2025). United States peaked in 2008 (658/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (28/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2012 (8/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2018 (4/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (3/yr).
Keagan has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2008, when it ranked #918 nationally (given to 680 babies that year).
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