Is Keegan a boy or girl name?
Keegan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 56 girls and 482 boys were named Keegan, so 10.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9% of the 41,820 US babies named Keegan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #594
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,937
- Babies named Keegan since 1965
- 41,820
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 1,888 babies
Boys and girls named Keegan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 328 | 45 | 12.1% |
| 1980s | 1,721 | 328 | 16% |
| 1990s | 6,591 | 621 | 8.6% |
| 2000s | 14,057 | 1,278 | 8.3% |
| 2010s | 12,717 | 1,166 | 8.4% |
| 2020s | 2,635 | 319 | 10.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 482 | #594 | 56 | #2,937 |
| 2023 | 442 | #627 | 65 | #2,686 |
| 2022 | 523 | #566 | 56 | #2,975 |
| 2021 | 596 | #494 | 72 | #2,469 |
| 2020 | 592 | #496 | 70 | #2,482 |
| 2019 | 723 | #425 | 72 | #2,470 |
| 2018 | 940 | #353 | 88 | #2,154 |
| 2017 | 1,124 | #309 | 123 | #1,729 |
| 2016 | 1,294 | #283 | 114 | #1,824 |
| 2015 | 1,346 | #274 | 130 | #1,650 |
| 2014 | 1,560 | #238 | 119 | #1,751 |
| 2013 | 1,458 | #249 | 143 | #1,535 |
| 2012 | 1,472 | #245 | 114 | #1,797 |
| 2011 | 1,370 | #253 | 130 | #1,648 |
| 2010 | 1,430 | #246 | 133 | #1,627 |
| 2009 | 1,597 | #228 | 129 | #1,715 |
| 2008 | 1,683 | #223 | 160 | #1,472 |
| 2007 | 1,707 | #222 | 181 | #1,348 |
| 2006 | 1,594 | #227 | 125 | #1,685 |
| 2005 | 1,390 | #242 | 109 | #1,796 |
| 2004 | 1,293 | #257 | 118 | #1,651 |
| 2003 | 1,271 | #259 | 107 | #1,765 |
| 2002 | 1,284 | #253 | 115 | #1,615 |
| 2001 | 1,158 | #271 | 112 | #1,635 |
| 2000 | 1,080 | #285 | 122 | #1,508 |
| 1999 | 957 | #300 | 83 | #1,908 |
| 1998 | 928 | #305 | 80 | #1,908 |
| 1997 | 804 | #326 | 71 | #2,010 |
| 1996 | 799 | #330 | 79 | #1,850 |
| 1995 | 669 | #359 | 64 | #2,109 |
| 1994 | 606 | #385 | 60 | #2,222 |
| 1993 | 516 | #431 | 43 | #2,789 |
| 1992 | 485 | #454 | 45 | #2,708 |
| 1991 | 442 | #471 | 56 | #2,310 |
| 1990 | 385 | #500 | 40 | #2,871 |
| 1989 | 329 | #528 | 33 | #3,209 |
| 1988 | 214 | #647 | 39 | #2,724 |
| 1987 | 188 | #668 | 31 | #3,057 |
| 1986 | 165 | #703 | 34 | #2,808 |
| 1985 | 205 | #610 | 37 | #2,621 |
| 1984 | 157 | #699 | 46 | #2,163 |
| 1983 | 126 | #777 | 43 | #2,254 |
| 1982 | 121 | #806 | 36 | #2,612 |
| 1981 | 106 | #862 | 14 | #5,089 |
| 1980 | 110 | #845 | 15 | #4,836 |
| 1979 | 82 | #981 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1978 | 67 | #1,063 | 6 | #9,049 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,300 | 12 | #5,347 |
| 1976 | 45 | #1,327 | 13 | #4,745 |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,919 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,895 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,210 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,805 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,577 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,770 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,406 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keegan reached #222 in 2007. As a girl name, it reached #1,348 in 2007. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keegan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.