Kagen
Masculine
Kagen is given to both — 524 boys and 17 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Kagen stands where several sounds meet: Keegan, the Irish surname; Kaden and its rhymes; and the Eastern European surname Kagan. Nothing on record ties this spelling to any one of them, so it is best read as a modern name with a firm K at the front.
How old is the name Kagen?
Kagen first appears in US birth records in 1987 — 38 years ago. The typical Kagen alive today was born around 2006, making them about 19 years old. About 500 people named Kagen are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kagen most popular?
Kagen peaked in 2007, reaching #2868 nationally. See the whole 2007 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Kagen
Kagen is short and firm, two syllables framed by a hard K and a hard g, and it can be said two ways, each pointing somewhere real. Said KAY-gen, it leans toward Keegan and toward Kaden and Kayden; said KAH-gen, it leans toward Kagan, a surname carried across Europe and on to America. Our story of Kagen is a name that lets its sound choose its company: pick the vowel, and the neighbors come with it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No documented meaning of its own. Keegan is from Irish Mac Aodhagáin, a family name; Kagan is a Jewish surname of Eastern Europe. Kagen shares letters or sound with both and has no history of its own on record.
Pronouncing Kagen
Heard both as KAY-gen and as KAH-gen; nothing fixes one, so say it clearly on first meeting.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1987
- Most boys named
- 200741 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2868reached in 2007
- Change vs 2020
- 0.0%5 in 2021, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kagens among us
people named Kagen are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Kagen sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short and firm, with no silent letters.
- Its sound sits beside familiar names like Keegan and Kaden, so it feels current rather than invented.
- Two pronunciations are in use, so it will be said wrong about as often as right until people learn it.
- Spell-checkers and forms will offer Keegan or Kagan instead.
- Nearly every child with this spelling is a boy; a girl called Kagen will mostly meet it on boys.
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Frequently asked
- How many Kagens are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Kagen are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kagen in 2025?
- Kagen is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Kagen with classmates?
- Kagen will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More K names
The most-given names starting with K, all years combined.
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