unisex name
Tegan
- Origin Welsh
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 18,505
Northern Ireland
#469
2021 births
Tegan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 84% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 127 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Tegan is a name of Welsh origin.
- Peaked in 2011, when 446 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 26,106 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1957.
Tegan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 14 |
| 1970s | 173 |
| 1980s | 801 |
| 1990s | 888 |
| 2000s | 2,603 |
| 2010s | 3,766 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,113 |
How popular is Tegan?
In 2025, Tegan was given to 127 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Tegan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tegan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tegan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tegan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tegan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tegan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tegan
How popular is the name Tegan?
In 2025, Tegan was given to 127 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Tegan a girl's or a boy's name?
Tegan is used for both girls and boys. About 84% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Tegan most popular?
Tegan peaked in 2011, when 446 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Tegan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tegan currently ranks #555 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.