Kegan is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kegan means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kegan across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kegan has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kegan is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “variant of Keegan, son of Egan”. A respelling of Keegan, from an Irish surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,085 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 154 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 9 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 Kegan per year, United States (1970 to 2025). United States peaked in 1992 (190/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (14/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2009 (3/yr).
Kegan is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1992, when it ranked #1,714 nationally (given to 190 babies that year).
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