boy's name
Kegan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,453
Scotland
#803
2015 births
Kegan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1992, when 190 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Kegan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 |
| 1980s | 481 |
| 1990s | 1,458 |
| 2000s | 1,257 |
| 2010s | 717 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 132 |
How popular is Kegan?
In 2025, Kegan was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kegan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kegan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kegan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kegan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kegan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kegan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kegan
How popular is the name Kegan?
In 2025, Kegan was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kegan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kegan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kegan most popular?
Kegan peaked in 1992, when 190 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kegan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kegan currently ranks #5,764 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.