Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2011

Tegan

Meaning A female given name from Welsh Gender Unisex · 73% girls Rank 2025 #2,297 Trend ↓ Falling 53%

A female given name from Welsh.

Rank 2025
#2,297
among girls · ↓245 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
127
named Tegan · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,091
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
446 babies
All-time total
9,363
#2,109 all-time among girls
First recorded
1957
in Social Security records

Tegan popularity over time

9,363 babies have been named Tegan since 1957, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 5 – 5 1 – #6,919
1960s 14 – 14 1 +180% #5,600
1970s 173 – 173 17 +1136% #1,854
1980s 777 24 801 80 +363% #1,126
1990s 715 173 888 89 +11% #1,616
2000s 1,533 1,070 2,603 260 +193% #1,022
2010s 2,811 955 3,766 377 +45% #780
2020s (to 2025) 761 352 1,113 186 -51% #1,235

Where Tegan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 70 0.04 outside top 500
2027 63 0.04 outside top 500
2028 58 0.04 outside top 500
2029 53 0.03 outside top 500
2030 50 0.03 outside top 500

Where Tegan is most popular

Girls named Tegan per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Tegan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 15 0.107 +51%
Pennsylvania 23 0.097 +37%
Washington 14 0.097 +37%
Oregon 5 0.077 +8%
Ohio 16 0.067 -5%
Georgia 15 0.066 -7%
Colorado 7 0.063 -12%
California 51 0.061 -15%
Florida 25 0.058 -18%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -22%
Michigan 9 0.049 -30%
Maryland 5 0.047 -34%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -35%
Tennessee 7 0.044 -38%
North Carolina 10 0.044 -38%
Missouri 5 0.041 -42%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -42%
Texas 33 0.041 -42%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -45%
Indiana 5 0.036 -50%
Illinois 8 0.035 -51%
New York 10 0.025 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tegan

Tegan is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,297 in 2025 with 80 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1957, 9,363 American babies have been named Tegan, about 73% girls and 27% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2011, when 446 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tegan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tegan?

The median living Tegan is about 15 years old; half are between 9 and 22. An estimated 9,300 people named Tegan are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tegan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 80 #2,297 47 #2,751
2024 95 #2,052 55 #2,499
2023 110 #1,834 58 #2,384
2022 125 #1,682 57 #2,464
2021 166 #1,341 71 #2,078
2020 185 #1,235 64 #2,183
2019 204 #1,172 78 #1,913
2018 236 #1,079 83 #1,835
2017 271 #971 83 #1,817
2016 308 #904 84 #1,809
2015 286 #951 114 #1,472
2014 324 #850 78 #1,881
2013 304 #854 100 #1,567
2012 253 #1,004 104 #1,540
2011 350 #780 96 #1,609
2010 275 #940 135 #1,291
2009 257 #1,022 161 #1,141
2008 244 #1,075 158 #1,153
2007 173 #1,391 202 #975
2006 145 #1,521 145 #1,170
2005 145 #1,465 136 #1,180
2004 138 #1,469 79 #1,651
2003 137 #1,444 60 #1,958
2002 94 #1,895 49 #2,190
2001 109 #1,670 48 #2,181
2000 91 #1,883 32 #2,857
1995 62 #2,186 15 #4,251
1990 93 #1,616 8 #6,353
1985 129 #1,126 5 #7,478
1980 40 #2,433 – –
1975 9 #6,428 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tegan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tegan?

The median living Tegan is about 15 years old. Half of all living Tegans are between 9 and 22 years old.

How many people named Tegan are alive today?

An estimated 9,300 people named Tegan are alive in the United States, based on 9,363 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tegan mean?

A female given name from Welsh.

How popular is the name Tegan in 2025?

Tegan ranked #2,297 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 80 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tegan?

9,363 babies have been named Tegan in the United States since 1957, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tegan most popular?

Tegan peaked in 2011, when 446 newborns received the name.

Is Tegan a boy or girl name?

Tegan is used for both: about 73% of babies named Tegan have been girls and 27% boys.

Is the name Tegan rising or falling?

Tegan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tegan become more popular?

Tegan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 girls named Tegan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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