Unisex name · since 1992
Kaegan
Kaegan has 400 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 400
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaegan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 400 have been recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaegan has been recorded 400 times among boys since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2024.
- #9,024 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 400 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaegan ranks #9,024 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 400
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaegan's 400 recorded births place it above 80.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kaegan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaegan splits its recorded history at 2008: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaegan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Kaegan popularity over time - girls
207 total births recorded since 1995 (Kaegan as girls' name)
Kaegan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (179 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Kaegan's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kaegan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 179 births (45% of all-time use).
Kaegan by state
Where Kaegan concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 5.3% |
21 of 400 births nationwide.
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- Kaegan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaegans (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaegan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaegan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.