How Many People Are Named Keegan?
An estimated 41,210 people in the United States have the first name Keegan. It is predominantly male (91.0%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Keegan peaked in popularity in 2007 with 1,888 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keegan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keegan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
41,210
About 1 in 8,317 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
91.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2007
1,888 births
Total Registered
41,820
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keegan
Keegan is predominantly male (91.0%), though 3,757 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Keegan as a male name
Ranked #594 in 2024
482 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (1,707 births)
Keegan as a female name
Ranked #2,937 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (181 births)
Keegan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keegan span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 15,335 babies were registered. Keegan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keegan by Decade
How has Keegan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keegan by State
Birth registrations for Keegan span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Delaware, Wyoming, Hawaii. On average, about 757 Keegans were registered per state.
Keegan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keegan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keegan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keegan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keegan?
We estimate approximately 41,210 people named Keegan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,317 Americans share this first name.
Is Keegan a common name?
Keegan is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41,820 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keegan most popular?
Keegan reached peak popularity in 2007, when 1,888 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keegan is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keegan a male name?
Keegan is predominantly male. 91.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keegan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keegan Smith, Keegan Johnson, Keegan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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