Given name & surname · also Irish
Keagan
“small and fiery woman”·“a small and fiery man”
Keagan is a variant of Keegan. Interpretations include “small and fiery woman” and “a small and fiery man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keagan is a variant of Keegan. Interpretations include “small and fiery woman” and “a small and fiery man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keagan is a form of Keegan. Keegan comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keagan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,541
- 8,784 boys · 1,757 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 658 babies
- 2025
- 134
- #1,614 for boys · #4,703 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 80% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 105 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,614 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 48.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 564 in 2008. It also appeared in 29 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,764 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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