Kegan

Last seen for girls in 2017 at #15,902 · #5,608 for boys in 2025, 16 births
Given to boys 94.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1992 · 175 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,848
since 1970

Kegan over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #5,312, 1987peak #792, 1992girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#5,60816
2024—#4,32124
2023—#5,92715
2022—#4,08926
2021—#5,11018
2020—#3,34433
2019—#3,57131
2018—#2,74844
2017#15,9025#3,24935
2016—#2,55149
2015#11,8358#2,32856
2014—#2,13864
2013—#1,76382
2012#16,8695#1,79982
2011#8,61413#1,331127
2010#14,9596#1,481110
2009#12,4298#1,425118
2008#15,4056#1,389122
2007#12,6768#1,139157
2006#17,1685#1,249134
2005—#1,51494
2004—#1,251120
2003#13,8446#1,319105
2002—#1,052145
2001#9,35110#1,307100
2000#10,7458#1,214111
1999#8,80510#1,32990
1998#9,2609#1,060126
1997#9,8028#1,096115
1996#7,13012#1,079112
1995#7,51411#949137
1994#10,5697#902146
1993#6,62213#801174
1992#6,00815#792175
1991#10,2717#833154
1990#7,30311#914126
1989#9,6817#898127
1988#11,7985#1,04789
1987#5,31214#99691
1986#10,9125#1,26958
1985—#3,59912
1984#6,8109#3,70111
1983—#2,91215
1982#9,2376#3,48212
1981—#3,03014
1980—#5,5256
1979—#3,81010
1978—#5,0596
1977—#4,1648
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First appearance
1970

The first year at least five boys were named Kegan! It came in at #4,230, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1971–1976, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Kegan is popular in 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedNHWashington: #506 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,971 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,023 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,844 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedWIMichigan: #734 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,835 boysMINew York: #1,050 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 17,356 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedIAIndiana: #334 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,377 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #634 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,249 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedHITexas: #897 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 13,931 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Kegan, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Indiana#334 · 1 in 3,377
  2. Washington#506 · 1 in 5,971
  3. Louisiana#634 · 1 in 6,249
  4. Michigan#734 · 1 in 11,835
  5. Texas#897 · 1 in 13,931

Best ever in a state: #127 in Wyoming, 1996.

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Indiana#334121 in 3,377
Washington#50661 in 5,971
Louisiana#63451 in 6,249
Michigan#73461 in 11,835
Texas#897111 in 13,931
Illinois#1,02351 in 17,844
New York#1,05081 in 17,356
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kegan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,287 spots since 2024 (#4,321 → #5,608)
  • 2,264 spots since 2020 (#3,344 → #5,608)
  • 3,280 spots since 2015 (#2,328 → #5,608)
  • Biggest jump: 273 spots in 1987 (#1,269 → #996)
  • Biggest drop: 130 spots in 1996 (#949 → #1,079)
Rise & fade · boys
22 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1970
  • Peaked 1992 at #792 (175 births)
  • Births halved by 2012, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 1989–1995
Share of babies · boys
1 in 11,272
  • Highest: 1 in 11,272 boys born in 1993 were named Kegan (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 106,755 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #792 in 1992, was only 1 in 11,414 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 35.2% of all boys named Kegan (1,355) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s40#3,810 (1979)#4,638
1980s435#898 (1989)#2,646
1990s1,355#792 (1992)#976
2000s1,206#1,052 (2002)#1,286
2010s680#1,331 (2011)#2,296
2020s132#3,344 (2020)#4,733

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kegan in 1990

girls
#7,303
11 births · 1 in 172,595 girls
boys
#914
126 births · 1 in 16,302 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #7,303Kegan11

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #914Kegan126
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 172,595 of them was named Kegan, which outranked 52.1% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kegan
  1. #6,867Yoko12
  2. #6,867Zia12
  3. #6,867Zoie12
  4. #7,303Kegan11
  5. #7,303Abeer11
  6. #7,303Adasha11
  7. #7,303Adelita11
  8. #7,880Aarin10
  9. #7,880Abbigayle10
  10. #7,880Abegail10

Tied with 576 names at #7,303; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 16,302 of them was named Kegan, which outranked 90.4% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kegan
  1. #910Giancarlo128
  2. #910Isidro128
  3. #913Garett127
  4. #914Kegan126
  5. #914Eddy126
  6. #914Jan126
  7. #914Jered126
  8. #921Abram125
  9. #921Cale125
  10. #921Cassidy125

Tied with 6 names at #914; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1990 →