Fun Facts About the Name Teagan
- More than 35 thousand babies named Teagan: U.S. records list 35,004 babies given the name Teagan from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 5,595 boys received the name Teagan - about 1 boy for every 5 girls.
What Does the Name Teagan Mean?
Teagan is an anglicized form of the Irish name Tadhgán, a diminutive of Tadhg. In Irish, Tadhg is traditionally understood to mean "poet," and it is sometimes also glossed as "philosopher." The ending -án is a diminutive suffix in Irish, so Tadhgán carries the sense "little poet." The meaning traditionally attached to the name rests on the "poet" sense of Tadhg; the deeper origin of that word is not fully settled, so the customary translation is given here rather than a securely reconstructed root.
Teagan Name History & Origins
Tadhg was a common personal name in medieval Ireland and was borne by kings, chieftains, and churchmen; it appears in early Irish annals and genealogies. When Irish names were anglicized, Tadhg produced forms such as Teague, which English writers of the seventeenth century used as a stock name for an Irishman. The diminutive Tadhgán yielded the spellings Teagan, Teegan, and similar forms, and it also lies behind Irish surnames such as Ó Tadhgáin and Mac Tadhgáin.
Teagan is used as a given name in English-speaking countries for both boys and girls, though in the United States it is given more often to girls. Its spelling is sometimes influenced by the separate Welsh name Tegan, which comes from Welsh teg, "fair," and does not share the Irish origin of Teagan.
How Popular is the Name Teagan?
Teagan recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2016. Its best rank was #150 in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #341 | 894 | 0.0556% |
| 2024 | #333 | 936 | 0.0580% |
| 2023 | #309 | 997 | 0.0622% |
| 2022 | #286 | 1,106 | 0.0675% |
| 2021 | #255 | 1,215 | 0.0741% |
| 2020 | #192 | 1,499 | 0.0928% |
| 2019 | #185 | 1,600 | 0.0954% |
| 2018 | #178 | 1,657 | 0.0974% |
| 2017 | #175 | 1,733 | 0.1004% |
| 2016 | #150 | 2,045 | 0.1154% |
| 2015 | #231 | 1,438 | 0.0806% |
| 2014 | #254 | 1,285 | 0.0720% |
| 2013 | #264 | 1,226 | 0.0699% |
| 2012 | #259 | 1,244 | 0.0707% |
| 2011 | #214 | 1,473 | 0.0838% |
| 2010 | #243 | 1,304 | 0.0734% |
| 2009 | #276 | 1,195 | 0.0651% |
| 2008 | #321 | 1,046 | 0.0553% |
| 2007 | #410 | 796 | 0.0414% |
| 2006 | #430 | 741 | 0.0390% |
| 2005 | #480 | 636 | 0.0344% |
| 2004 | #523 | 548 | 0.0298% |
| 2003 | #626 | 429 | 0.0235% |
| 2002 | #623 | 411 | 0.0229% |
| 2001 | #748 | 321 | 0.0178% |
| 2000 | #838 | 266 | 0.0146% |
| 1999 | #817 | 266 | 0.0150% |
| 1998 | #1,073 | 182 | 0.0103% |
| 1997 | #1,168 | 158 | 0.0091% |
| 1996 | #1,118 | 163 | 0.0093% |
| 1995 | #1,836 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 1994 | #1,755 | 84 | 0.0047% |
| 1993 | #2,066 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 1992 | #2,007 | 69 | 0.0037% |
| 1991 | #2,352 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 1990 | #2,490 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1989 | #3,323 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1988 | #3,296 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1987 | #3,416 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #2,717 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1985 | #3,076 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1984 | #4,950 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #11,903 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #9,145 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #7,353 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #10,090 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,631 | 104 | 0.0061% |
| 2024 | #1,462 | 124 | 0.0072% |
| 2023 | #1,377 | 136 | 0.0080% |
| 2022 | #1,424 | 129 | 0.0074% |
| 2021 | #1,447 | 125 | 0.0072% |
| 2020 | #1,346 | 133 | 0.0077% |
| 2019 | #1,294 | 144 | 0.0080% |
| 2018 | #1,253 | 148 | 0.0082% |
| 2017 | #1,234 | 149 | 0.0081% |
| 2016 | #1,120 | 175 | 0.0092% |
| 2015 | #1,011 | 202 | 0.0105% |
| 2014 | #980 | 214 | 0.0111% |
| 2013 | #924 | 222 | 0.0117% |
| 2012 | #753 | 304 | 0.0160% |
| 2011 | #762 | 295 | 0.0155% |
| 2010 | #688 | 342 | 0.0178% |
| 2009 | #652 | 382 | 0.0193% |
| 2008 | #663 | 366 | 0.0179% |
| 2007 | #676 | 352 | 0.0170% |
| 2006 | #840 | 243 | 0.0118% |
| 2005 | #878 | 208 | 0.0104% |
| 2004 | #906 | 189 | 0.0095% |
| 2003 | #1,087 | 143 | 0.0072% |
| 2002 | #1,021 | 151 | 0.0078% |
| 2001 | #1,201 | 113 | 0.0058% |
| 2000 | #1,310 | 99 | 0.0050% |
| 1999 | #1,601 | 68 | 0.0035% |
| 1998 | #1,739 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1997 | #1,726 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 1996 | #2,433 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #2,173 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1994 | #2,752 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #3,132 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #3,207 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #2,976 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #3,448 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #4,492 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #3,890 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #6,859 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,871 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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