Recorded 1996–2022 Boys' name Peak 2008 397 births

Keygan — boys' name

397 babies named Keygan in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s1822010s1792020s15
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Keygan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

34 babies were named Keygan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keygan

The Social Security Administration has registered 397 babies named Keygan between 1996 and 2022, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keygan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keygan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keygan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Keygan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keygan 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 397 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.

Keygan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

397

Since 1996

27 years of records

Peak year

2008

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1996

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2022

Keygan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1996

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
34
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
010203040 2022201720132009200520011996 7

Keygan popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2009 (Keygan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20122009 6

Keygan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
182 births that decade — 46% of Keygan's all-time total
1990s212000s1822010s1792020s15

Keygan by state

Where Keygan concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Keygan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
11 2.8%
#2 Michigan
5 1.3%
Indiana share of Keygan's total US births 2.8%
Even split

11 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keygan?
397 babies have been named Keygan since 1996. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 34 births.
When was Keygan most popular?
Keygan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Keygan most popular?
The top states for the name Keygan are Indiana (11 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Keygan been used?
Keygan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 27 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Keygan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keyon, Keyshawn, Keyan, Keylan, 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, 1996–2022 (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.