Recorded 1995–2019 Boys' name Peak 2006 299 births

Keegen — boys' name

299 babies named Keegen in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s1852010s96

The verdict

299 boys have been named Keegen since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

299
total births
1995–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Keegen was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

28 babies were named Keegen in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keegen

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Keegen between 1995 and 2019, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keegen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keegen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keegen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keegen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keegen 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 299 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.

Keegen at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

299

Since 1995

25 years of records

Peak year

2006

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1995

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2019

Keegen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1995

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2006)
28
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0102030 201920162013201020072004200119961995 6

Keegen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
185 births that decade — 62% of Keegen's all-time total
1990s182000s1852010s96

Keegen by state

Where Keegen concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keegen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.7%
Michigan share of Keegen's total US births 1.7%

5 of 299 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keegen?
299 babies have been named Keegen since 1995. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2006 with 28 births.
When was Keegen most popular?
Keegen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Keegen most popular?
The top states for the name Keegen are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Keegen been used?
Keegen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 25 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Keegen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keegan, Keenan, Keelan, Kee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2019 (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.