US rank #12906 Unisex name Peak 2007 400 births

Kaegan — #12906 US boys' name

400 babies named Kaegan in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s802000s1792010s1182020s23
#12906
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kaegan was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

28 babies were named Kaegan in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaegan

The Social Security Administration has registered 400 babies named Kaegan between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaegan currently holds the #12906 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 28 babies received it in a single year. Kaegan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 207 additional births since 1995.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaegan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaegan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaegan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaegan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 400 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaegan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

400

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2007

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,906

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaegan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
28
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0102030 202420192015201120072003199919951992 5

Kaegan popularity over time — girls

207 total births recorded since 1995 (Kaegan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 207 births
010203040 20182014201120082005200219981995 8

Kaegan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
179 births that decade — 45% of Kaegan's all-time total
1990s802000s1792010s1182020s23

Kaegan by state

Where Kaegan concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaegan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
21 5.3%
Texas share of Kaegan's total US births 5.3%

21 of 400 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaegan?
400 babies have been named Kaegan since 1992. It currently ranks #12906 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 28 births.
When was Kaegan most popular?
Kaegan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kaegan most popular?
The top states for the name Kaegan are Texas (21 births).
Is Kaegan a unisex name?
Yes, Kaegan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 400 births, and as a girl's name it has 207 births.
How long has the name Kaegan been used?
Kaegan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaegan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaeden, Kael, Kaedyn, Kaelan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.