Given name
Keaghan
“small and fiery woman”·“a small and fiery man”
Keaghan 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
Keaghan 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
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keaghan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 399
- 304 boys · 95 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 409 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.
Keaghan’s family of names
Keaghan has a related form in Keegan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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