How Many People Are Named Kegan?
An estimated 3,987 people in the United States have the first name Kegan. It is predominantly male (94.2%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Kegan peaked in popularity in 1992 with 190 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kegan 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 Kegan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,987
About 1 in 85,968 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.2% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1992
190 births
Total Registered
4,069
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kegan
Kegan is predominantly male (94.2%), though 237 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kegan as a male name
Ranked #4,365 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (175 births)
Kegan as a female name
Ranked #17,162 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 1992 (15 births)
Kegan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kegan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,458 babies were registered. Kegan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kegan by Decade
How has Kegan 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.
Kegan by State
Birth registrations for Kegan span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, Texas, Indiana. The lowest are in Wyoming, Utah, Oregon. On average, about 61 Kegans were registered per state.
Kegan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kegan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kegan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kegan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kegan?
We estimate approximately 3,987 people named Kegan 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 85,968 Americans share this first name.
Is Kegan a common name?
Kegan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,069 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kegan most popular?
Kegan reached peak popularity in 1992, when 190 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kegan is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kegan a male name?
Kegan is predominantly male. 94.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kegan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kegan Smith, Kegan Johnson, Kegan 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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