Given name & surname
Keegan
“small and fiery woman”·“a small and fiery man”
Keegan is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “small and fiery woman” and “a small and fiery man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “small and fiery woman” and “a small and fiery man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keegan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42,324
- 38,519 boys · 3,805 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 1,888 babies
- 2025
- 497
- #621 for boys · #3,275 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 90% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 449 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 621 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,707 in 2007. It also appeared in 48 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (29). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 36,167 as a first name in 2020; 9,505 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Keegan’s family of names
Keegan has a related form in Keagan. In English usage, Keegan has a related form in Kegan. Keegan has a related form in Keagen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Keaganvariant · English
- Eganvariant · English
- Keganvariant · English
- Keiganvariant
- Keeghanvariant
- Keaghanvariant
- Keegenvariant
- Keagenvariant
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People named Keegan
- Keegan-Michael KeyAmerican actor and comedianborn 1971
- Keegan AllenAmerican actorborn 1989
- Keegan Connor TracyCanadian actressborn 1971
- Keegan PalmerAmerican-Australian goofy-footed professional skateboarderborn 2003
- Keegan MurrayAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
- Keegan de LancieAmerican actorborn 1984
- Keegan RosenberryAmerican soccer playerborn 1993
- Keegan MessingCanadian-American figure skaterborn 1992
- Keegan Bradleyprofessional golferborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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