Is Kegan a boy or girl name?
Kegan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 24 boys were named Kegan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.8% of the 4,069 US babies named Kegan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,365
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kegan since 1970
- 4,069
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Kegan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 435 | 46 | 9.6% |
| 1990s | 1,355 | 103 | 7.1% |
| 2000s | 1,206 | 51 | 4.1% |
| 2010s | 680 | 37 | 5.2% |
| 2020s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | #4,365 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,076 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,141 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,235 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,372 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,605 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,282 | 5 | #17,162 |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,336 | 8 | #12,411 |
| 2014 | 64 | #2,144 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,806 | 5 | #18,220 |
| 2011 | 127 | #1,338 | 13 | #8,898 |
| 2010 | 110 | #1,489 | 6 | #15,990 |
| 2009 | 118 | #1,428 | 8 | #13,065 |
| 2008 | 122 | #1,396 | 6 | #16,456 |
| 2007 | 157 | #1,140 | 8 | #13,302 |
| 2006 | 134 | #1,251 | 5 | #18,621 |
| 2005 | 94 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 105 | #1,321 | 6 | #14,799 |
| 2002 | 145 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 100 | #1,311 | 10 | #9,734 |
| 2000 | 111 | #1,217 | 8 | #11,260 |
| 1999 | 90 | #1,336 | 10 | #9,155 |
| 1998 | 126 | #1,061 | 9 | #9,699 |
| 1997 | 115 | #1,106 | 8 | #10,283 |
| 1996 | 112 | #1,084 | 12 | #7,354 |
| 1995 | 137 | #951 | 11 | #7,792 |
| 1994 | 146 | #904 | 7 | #11,121 |
| 1993 | 174 | #802 | 13 | #6,833 |
| 1992 | 175 | #793 | 15 | #6,148 |
| 1991 | 154 | #835 | 7 | #10,830 |
| 1990 | 126 | #917 | 11 | #7,576 |
| 1989 | 127 | #899 | 7 | #10,238 |
| 1988 | 89 | #1,053 | 5 | #12,759 |
| 1987 | 91 | #1,000 | 14 | #5,434 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,275 | 5 | #11,782 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,699 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,818 | 9 | #7,055 |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,003 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,591 | 6 | #9,777 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,130 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,909 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,946 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,435 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,392 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,909 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,485 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,500 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kegan reached #793 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #5,434 in 1987. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kegan
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.