Keegan: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced KEE-guhn · 2 syllables

Keegan means “son of Aidan”, from Irish.

Borrowed from Irish Mac Aodhagain (“son of Aidan”).

How popular is Keegan?

Keegan was the #621 name in the US in 2025, given to 497 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 65% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Keegan in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Keegan are older than 24; most are between 18 and 41. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Keegan have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Keegan means “son of Aidan”. It comes from Irish.

Keegan is pronounced KEE-guhn.

Keegan was the #621 name in the US in 2025, given to 497 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 65% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Keegan are older than 24. Most are between 18 and 41.