Given name
Kaegan
“a fiery man; a thinker”
Kaegan is a variant of Kagen. One Irish interpretation is “a fiery man; a thinker.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaegan is a variant of Kagen. One Irish interpretation is “a fiery man; a thinker.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaegan is a variant of Kagen. An origin associated with Kagen is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaegan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 607
- 400 boys · 207 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −73%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 565 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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