Boys' name · since 1996
Keygan
Keygan has 397 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 397
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keygan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 397 have been recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Keygan recorded 397 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2022.
- #9,065 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 397 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keygan ranks #9,065 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 397 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 397
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keygan's 397 recorded births place it above 80.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Keygan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keygan's full recorded timeline at 2009, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keygan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Keygan popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2009 (Keygan as girls' name)
Keygan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (182 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Keygan's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Keygan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
182 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 182 births (46% of all-time use).
Keygan by state
Where Keygan concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
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- Keygan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Keygans (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana 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 Keygan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1996–2022 (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 Keygan 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.