Fun Facts About the Name Teaghan
- More than 1 thousand babies named Teaghan: U.S. records list 1,145 babies given the name Teaghan from 1880 through 2025. Even 76 boys received the name Teaghan - about 1 boy for every 14 girls.
What Does the Name Teaghan Mean?
Teaghan is an anglicized spelling of the Irish name Tadhgán, a diminutive form of the older Irish name Tadhg. Tadhg comes from Old Irish tadg, usually translated as "poet" and sometimes as "philosopher." The ending -án is a diminutive suffix in Irish, so the earlier form Tadhgán literally means something like "little poet" - a name for a young or beloved poet rather than a statement about poetry itself. The English spellings of the name are not fixed; Teagan, Teegan, Teegen, and Teaghan all represent attempts to put the same Irish sounds into English letters. Because the name reached English mainly through that anglicizing process rather than through a single original text, the modern spellings differ mostly in appearance rather than in meaning.
Teaghan Name History & Origins
The root name Tadhg was one of the most common given names in Gaelic Ireland from the early medieval period onward, borne by kings, poets, and churchmen. As a result it accumulated several English forms, including Teague, Teigue, and Thady (Thady sometimes used alongside the classical substitute Thaddeus). The diminutive Tadhgán appears as its own personal name in Irish usage, and from it come the more recent English spellings such as Teagan and Teaghan.
The spelling with gh is one of several that arose as the name passed into English-speaking use. In the late 20th century, Teagan and its variants spread well beyond Ireland into the United States, Britain, and Australia, where they are now given to both boys and girls but are used more often for girls. That wider use belongs to the modern English forms of the name, not to the Irish Tadhg, which remains a male name in Irish.
A separate name that sounds almost identical is the Welsh Tegan, formed from Welsh teg, "fair, pretty," with a diminutive ending. The two names should not be merged: the Irish and Welsh derivations are independent, and a modern bearer of Teaghan could represent either line of transmission.
How Popular is the Name Teaghan?
Teaghan 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 2011. Its best rank was #2,120 in 2011.
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 | #8,307 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #7,535 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #3,973 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 2022 | #4,099 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2021 | #5,381 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #3,219 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 2019 | #5,025 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #4,348 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #3,689 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #3,987 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #4,138 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #4,442 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2013 | #3,121 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2012 | #2,626 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 2011 | #2,120 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 2010 | #2,404 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 2009 | #2,886 | 61 | 0.0033% |
| 2008 | #2,990 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2007 | #3,974 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #4,562 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #4,568 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #4,275 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #4,658 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #5,883 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #5,795 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #5,920 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #6,168 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #8,529 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #8,292 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #15,669 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #11,687 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #10,674 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #14,037 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #7,451 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #13,837 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,120 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #9,501 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #9,577 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #12,318 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #14,370 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #14,174 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #13,155 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #12,127 | 5 | 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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