How Many People Are Named Keighan?
An estimated 187 people in the United States have the first name Keighan. It is used for both genders, with 82.0% male. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Keighan peaked in popularity in 2017 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keighan 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 Keighan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
187
About 1 in 1,832,911 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2017
20 births
Total Registered
189
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keighan
Keighan is predominantly male (82.0%), though 34 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Keighan as a male name
Ranked #9,327 in 2019
8 male births in 2019
Peak: 2014 (18 births)
Keighan as a female name
Ranked #13,140 in 2018
7 female births in 2018
Peak: 2009 (9 births)
Keighan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keighan span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 140 babies were registered. Keighan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Keighan by Decade
How has Keighan 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.
Keighan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keighan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keighan
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Keighan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keighan?
We estimate approximately 187 people named Keighan 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 1,832,911 Americans share this first name.
Is Keighan a common name?
Keighan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 189 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keighan most popular?
Keighan reached peak popularity in 2017, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keighan is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keighan a male name?
Keighan is predominantly male. 82.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keighan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keighan Smith, Keighan Johnson, Keighan 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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