Keegan

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boymodernvintageirishsurname

“fiery descendant” — Irish

#5942024 rank
2007peak year
35,030babies named Keegan since 1880
▼ 33%5-year trend

Keegan popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 200718801920196020002024

What does Keegan mean?

From the Irish surname Mac Aodhagain, 'descendant of Aodhagan', a diminutive of Aodh 'fire'. Now used widely as an independent given name.

OriginIrish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage

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