Teagan
Teagan is a surname and Irish unisex given name that means 'attractive', 'beautiful' or 'perfect'.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Teagan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teagan is a surname and Irish unisex given name that means 'attractive', 'beautiful' or 'perfect'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Teagan
As a girl name
American parents first put Teagan on the record books as a girl name in 1979, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 2,045 Teagans were born — ranking #150 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Teagans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #386 among girl names with 790 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 30K Teagans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Teagan as a boy name dates back to 1986, when 7 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 382 newborns named Teagan — #649 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Teagans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,459 among boy names with 126 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 6K Teagans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Teagan
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Names that sound like Teagan
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About the name Teagan
Teagan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 30K births in the dataset. Teagan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #150. Use the chart and map above to compare Teagan'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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