Boys' name · peaked in 2008
Keegan name popularity since 1925
42,324 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Keegan (9.0% girls, 91.0% boys). Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Keegan is about 19 years old in 2026. Keegan peaked in 2008 as the #223 name for boys, and it ranked #621 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 42,324
- Named Keegan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #621
- for boys in 2025 (449 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 91.0% boys
- 3,805 girls · 38,519 boys
- Most popular in
- Maine
- 2.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Keegan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Keegan births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Keegan peaked in 2008.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Keegan became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 11,200 baby boys to 1 in 4,570.
- Steepest fall: Between 2015 and 2020, its share of baby boys fell by 51%, from 1 in 1,420 to 1 in 2,920.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Keegan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Keegan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Keegan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 14 | #3,405 |
| 1970s | 45 | 328 | #1,919 |
| 1980s | 328 | 1,721 | #610 |
| 1990s | 621 | 6,591 | #359 |
| 2000s | 1,278 | 14,057 | #242 |
| 2010s | 1,166 | 12,718 | #274 |
| 2020–25 | 367 | 3,090 | #621 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
54.1% of babies named Keegan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Keegan is most popular
The index compares Keegan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Keegan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 2.28× | 377 |
| Idaho | 2.25× | 347 |
| Iowa | 2.19× | 1,080 |
| Indiana | 1.91× | 1,750 |
| Colorado | 1.87× | 893 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Keegan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Keegan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Keegan (2008).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data