Given name
Keigan
“small and fiery woman”·“a small and fiery man”
Keigan 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
Keigan 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 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keigan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,086
- 931 boys · 155 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 82 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,599 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −57%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 78% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,599 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 55.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 67 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 921 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 1
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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