Given name & surname
Kegan
“small and fiery woman”·“a small and fiery man”
Kegan 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
Kegan 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kegan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,085
- 3,848 boys · 237 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 190 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,726 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,726 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 48.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 175 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,653 as a first name in 2020; 152 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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