Taegen
The Story of Taegen
As a girl name
Taegen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 15 Taegens were born — ranking #7,043 that year. As of 2026, Taegen ranks #15,082 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 154 Taegens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Taegen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 15 Taegens were born — ranking #5,741 that year. As of 2026, Taegen ranks #12,182 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 73 Taegens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Taegen
Taegen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 154 births in the dataset. Taegen's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #7,043. Use the chart and map above to compare Taegen'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 .
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