Keenan vs Keegan

Side-by-side comparison of Keenan and Keegan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Keenan

Boy name · Rank #1213

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Name B

Keegan

Boy name · Rank #594

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Metric Keenan Keegan
Current Rank #1213 #594
Total Births (all years) 18,025 38,063
Peak Year 1997 2007
Peak Year Births 717 1,707
Peak Decade 1990ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1942 1965

Births by Decade

Decade Keenan Keegan
1940ss 70 —
1950ss 292 —
1960ss 866 14
1970ss 1,173 328
1980ss 2,519 1,721
1990ss 5,987 6,591
2000ss 3,683 14,057
2010ss 2,480 12,717
2020ss 955 2,635

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Keenan Keegan
2014 278 1,560
2015 227 1,346
2016 273 1,294
2017 234 1,124
2018 231 940
2019 228 723
2020 216 592
2021 204 596
2022 181 523
2023 188 442
2024 166 482

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1942–2024.

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