Kegan Boy
How popular is Kegan?
#5,606 boy name in 2025
16 baby boys were named Kegan in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
Kegan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,606 for boys (▼ 1288 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,327 in 2015, #3,342 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (175 boys) |
| Highest rank | #790 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kegan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Keagan family of names ranked #1,291 for boys in 2025 (#1,238 the year before), with 121 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Keagan | 105 | 87% |
| Kegan | 16 | 13% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kegan is most popular
Babies named Kegan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Kegan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 | #3,808 |
| 1980s | 435 | #895 |
| 1990s | 1,355 | #790 |
| 2000s | 1,206 | #1,051 |
| 2010s | 680 | #1,331 |
| 2020s | 132 | #3,342 |
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Questions
- Is Kegan a boy or girl name?
- Kegan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Kegan were boys.
- How popular is the name Kegan?
- 16 baby boys were named Kegan in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
- When was Kegan most popular?
- Kegan peaked in 1992, when 175 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #790 in 1992.
- How many people are named Kegan?
- 4,085 babies have been named Kegan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,993 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Kegan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kegan was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.