Keegan is a distinctive choice, ranked #773 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Keegan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#773
US Rank #594
About the Name Keegan
Keegan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 306 places in five years. It was most popular in 2008 at #306 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Keegan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #594, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Keegan
Unlikely. With around 44 UK babies named Keegan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Keegan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Keegan has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 306 places in the last five years. Its peak was #306 in 2008. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Keegan is more popular in the US (#594) than in the UK (#773). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Keegan include: Michelle Keegan — Michelle Elizabeth Keegan is an English actress.; William Keegan — William James Gregory Keegan, CBE is a British journalist and a fiction and non-fiction author.; Keegan Allen — Keegan Phillip Allen is an American actor, photographer, author and musician known for his main role as Toby Cavanaugh on the Freeform series Pretty Little....
Keegan ranks #594 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
44
UK babies named Keegan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 306 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Keegan
Likely around 1 other Keegan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Michelle Elizabeth Keegan is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and Georgie Lane in the BBC military drama Our Girl.
William James Gregory Keegan, CBE is a British journalist and a fiction and non-fiction author. He was economics editor of The Observer from 1977 to 2003, and continues to contribute to the paper as a columnist.
Keegan Phillip Allen is an American actor, photographer, author and musician known for his main role as Toby Cavanaugh on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars.
Marina Evelyn Keegan was an American author, playwright, and journalist. She is best known for her essay "The Opposite of Loneliness," which went viral and was viewed over 1.4 million times in 98 countries after her death in a car crash while traveling home as a passenger just five days after she graduated magna cum laude from Yale University.
Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan was an English military historian, lecturer, author and journalist. He wrote many published works on the nature of combat between prehistory and the 21st century, covering land, air, maritime, intelligence warfare and the psychology of battle.
Keegan Mitchell Murray is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes before he was selected fourth overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2022 NBA draft.