Recorded 2006–2019 Unisex name Peak 2014 155 births

Keighan — boys' name

155 babies named Keighan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s402010s115

The verdict

155 boys have been named Keighan since 2006, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.

155
total births
2006–2019
years on record
2010s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Keighan was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

18 babies were named Keighan in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keighan

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Keighan between 2006 and 2019, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keighan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Keighan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 34 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keighan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Keighan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keighan 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 155 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.

Keighan at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

155

Since 2006

14 years of records

Peak year

2014

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2006

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2019

Keighan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2006

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2014)
18
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5101520 20192017201520132011200920072006 7

Keighan popularity over time — girls

34 total births recorded since 2009 (Keighan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 34 births
45678910 20182017201320112009 9

Keighan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 74% of Keighan's all-time total
2000s402010s115

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keighan?
155 babies have been named Keighan since 2006. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2014 with 18 births.
When was Keighan most popular?
Keighan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Is Keighan a unisex name?
Yes, Keighan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 155 births, and as a girl's name it has 34 births.
How long has the name Keighan been used?
Keighan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 14 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Keighan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keith, Keion, Keilan, Keifer, 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, 2006–2019 (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.