Taegan
Taegan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Taegan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taegan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Taegan
As a girl name
Taegan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 82 Taegans were born — ranking #2,354 that year. As of 2026, Taegan ranks #8,274 for girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 1K Taegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Taegan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 30 Taegans were born — ranking #3,510 that year. As of 2026, Taegan ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-47%). In total, more than 391 Taegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Taegan
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About the name Taegan
Taegan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Taegan's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,354. Use the chart and map above to compare Taegan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.