Unisex name · since 1970
Kegan
3,848 babies named Kegan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,671 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,848
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,848 babies have been named Kegan since 1970, making it today's #5671 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kegan recorded 3,848 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #5671 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,158 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,671 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,848 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kegan ranks #2,158 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,671 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,848 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,671 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,848
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kegan's 3,848 recorded births place it above 95.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Kegan compares
3,848 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kegan's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kegan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,848 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 175 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kegan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kegan's full recorded timeline at 2000, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 175 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kegan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 175
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kegan popularity over time - girls
237 total births recorded since 1982 (Kegan as girls' name)
Kegan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,355 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Kegan's strongest decade.
1,355 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kegan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 435
1980s
435 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,355 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,206 births
- 2010s
2010s
680 births
- 2020s 132
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,355 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kegan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kegan's total volume
Kegan by state
Where Kegan concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 238 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 229 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 214 | 5.6% |
| #4 | California | | 128 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 128 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 97 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 88 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 84 | 2.2% |
238 of 3,848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Kegan appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kegan's data
- Kegan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,355 total births); usage has since declined to 132 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Kegans (238 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Kegan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kegan 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.