Fun Facts About the Name Teagen
- More than 1 thousand babies named Teagen: U.S. records list 1,580 babies given the name Teagen from 1880 through 2025. Even 730 boys received the name Teagen.
What Does the Name Teagen Mean?
Teagen is a modern respelling of Teagan, which comes from the Welsh name Tegan. In Welsh, tegan is the ordinary word for "toy" or "plaything." That is the literal sense of the name. Welsh speakers also used the word affectionately for a pet or a favorite, so the name is often glossed as "darling" or "favorite"; this is a customary interpretation rather than a separate etymology.
A second derivation is sometimes proposed from Irish: Tadhgán, a diminutive of the old Irish personal name Tadhg, whose meaning is usually given as "poet" or "philosopher." This would make Teagan (and Teagen) an anglicized form of Tadhgán, but the Welsh derivation is the one most commonly cited, and the two are not always clearly separated in popular accounts.
Teagen Name History & Origins
The name entered English-speaking use through Welsh. Tegan is the Welsh form, and Teagan is the anglicized spelling that became common in the United States and Canada in the later 20th century. Teagen belongs to the same group of recent respellings, alongside forms such as Teaghan and Teegan. These variants are largely interchangeable, so Teagen has no documented history apart from that shared background.
The Welsh word tegan is also the source of the surname Tegan, and the given name has long been at home in Wales before spreading to other English-speaking countries. The possible Irish connection runs through Tadhgán, an old diminutive of Tadhg; if that derivation applies, the name would have traveled into English from Irish rather than Welsh. The two explanations are often mentioned together, and which one lies behind a particular family's use of the name is usually not recorded.
How Popular is the Name Teagen?
Teagen has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #2,245 in 2006.
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 | #9,406 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #9,464 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #5,533 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #6,189 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #3,929 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 2020 | #5,299 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #4,256 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #3,997 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2017 | #3,758 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #3,222 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2015 | #4,063 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #3,323 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2013 | #3,844 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2012 | #3,845 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2011 | #3,012 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2010 | #3,406 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2009 | #3,731 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2008 | #4,755 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2007 | #5,086 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #5,363 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #4,693 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #6,472 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #7,178 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #11,020 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #8,152 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #13,021 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,814 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #10,039 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #15,934 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,474 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #15,552 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #15,574 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #13,199 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #10,776 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #10,561 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,562 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #6,126 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #9,635 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #9,730 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,087 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #4,129 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #5,776 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #6,008 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #4,315 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #4,307 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #4,066 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #3,031 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #3,486 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2012 | #3,519 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #2,845 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #2,508 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2009 | #2,582 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2008 | #2,624 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #2,362 | 55 | 0.0027% |
| 2006 | #2,245 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 2005 | #3,014 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #3,361 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #3,831 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #3,658 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #5,365 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #5,270 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #9,784 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #9,136 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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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