Keighan
Boy name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Keighan: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2011.
Keighan is a modern Scottish and Irish name, likely a variant of Keegan or Keaghan, which itself derives from the Irish Gaelic surname Mac Aodhagáin, meaning "son of Aodhagán"—a diminutive of Aodh, the ancient Celtic god of fire and the sun. While no widely known historical figures bear the given name Keighan, the root name Aodh was borne by several early Irish high kings and saints. There is no direct place connection, though the related surname form Keegan is well established in County Tipperary, Ireland. This name follows the Scottish trend of adapting Irish surnames as first names, and it shares its fire-bound essence with other Aodh-derived names such as Aidan, given to over 10,000 Scottish boys since 1974.
Boy 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20113 babies
- Latest (2017)
- #7333 babies
- Total births
- 6since 2011
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y