Keagan

Keagan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“descendant of Aodhagán”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KEE-gən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (83% of all uses)

Usually a variant of Keegan, from the Irish surname Mac Aodhagáin, 'descendant of Aodhagán.' Aodhagán is a diminutive of Aodh, meaning 'fire.'

How popular is Keagan?

202442.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Keagan in 2024141

2024 rank#1,619 boys

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 188010,402

Keagan is fading: recent use is about 36% of its level ten years before.

Names like Keagan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Keegandescendant of Aodhagán · Irish
  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish

Keagan questions

What does the name Keagan mean?

Keagan means "descendant of Aodhagán". It comes from Irish. Usually a variant of Keegan, from the Irish surname Mac Aodhagáin, 'descendant of Aodhagán.' Aodhagán is a diminutive of Aodh, meaning 'fire.'

Is Keagan a boy or girl name?

Keagan is mainly a boy's name in US records (83% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Keagan?

141 US babies were named Keagan in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Keagan?

Keagan is usually pronounced KEE-gən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.