Bailey vs Keegan

Bailey and Keegancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

New Zealand · Boys
In 2001, Bailey was ranked #49 and Keegan #99 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bailey was ranked #249 and Keegan #773 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Bailey was ranked #256 and Keegan #305 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Bailey was ranked #516 and Keegan #268 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bailey was ranked #268 and Keegan #478 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Bailey was ranked #703 and Keegan #4763 among girls in England and Wales.

Bailey and Keegan over time

Bailey and Keegan appear together in 4 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Bailey held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Keegan in 1.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Bailey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Keegan in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bailey and Keegan changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2005 and 2024, ending at #256 and #305.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bailey held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Keegan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #62 in 2005, Keegan #306 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bailey #249, Keegan #773.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2007–2023
Bailey held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Keegan in 10.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #253 in 2007, Keegan #168 in 2020.
The order changed in 2015: Keegan moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #286 and #428; by 2015 that had become #421 and #397.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Bailey #516, Keegan #268.
Northern Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2005–2024
Bailey held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Keegan in 4.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #96 in 2005, Keegan #185 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bailey #256, Keegan #305.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2016
Bailey held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Keegan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #337 in 2003, Keegan #1802 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Bailey #703, Keegan #4763.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Bailey

Pairs where Bailey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Jack vs Bailey
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Jack #1 in 2003, Bailey #23 in 2004.
Jack · Bailey · 19 shared years, 1996–2014 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2004 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Mason vs Bailey
In New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Mason moved into the top 50 at #27 in 2011 as Bailey fell out of it to #63, having been #47 the year before.
Mason · Bailey · 11 shared years, 2003–2014 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2011 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Hunter vs Bailey
In New Zealand · Boys, Hunter moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2005 as Bailey fell out of it to #67, having been #47 the year before.
Hunter · Bailey · 10 shared years, 1999–2008 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2005 New Zealand ranking
Mitchell vs Bailey
In New Zealand · Boys, Bailey moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2003 as Mitchell fell out of it to #61, having been #36 the year before.
Mitchell · Bailey · 11 shared years, 1996–2006 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2003 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bailey, Keegan
Field	Bailey	Keegan
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #348 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Bailey and Keegan both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Bailey

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #848 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2014
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Keegan

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2001
Highest recorded position: #70 among boys in New Zealand, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2001).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys