Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- fiery
- Celtic
- Small and fiery
- Gaelic
- Irish
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kegan
Pronunciation
k(e)-gan
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #792, 175 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5608, 16 births)
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #6006, 15 births); most recent 2017 (rank #15899, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | – |
| 2024 | 24 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | – |
| 2022 | 26 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | – |
| 2020 | 33 | – |
| 2019 | 31 | – |
| 2018 | 44 | – |
| 2017 | 35 | 5 |
| 2016 | 49 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #1600, 14 births); most recent 2022 (rank #3998, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #686, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #441, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence