Keegan is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Keegan means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Keegan across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Keegan has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Keegan is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “descendant of Aodhagan, little fire”. From the Irish surname Mac Aodhagain.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 42,324 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,498 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 250 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 103 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 263 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 351 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 Keegan per year, United States (1965 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (1,888/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (149/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2020 (33/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2019 (17/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2018 (12/yr).
Keegan has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #389 nationally (given to 2,027 babies that year).
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