Teegan
Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan was a non-career appointee who served concurrent appointments as the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, and Tonga from November 21, 1989, to March 5, 1993.
Meaning & Origin of Teegan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan was a non-career appointee who served concurrent appointments as the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, and Tonga from November 21, 1989, to March 5, 1993.
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The Story of Teegan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Teegan as a girl name dates back to 1985, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 146 newborns named Teegan — #1,541 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Teegans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,229 among girl names with 34 births, falling sharply (-51%). In total, more than 2K Teegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Teegan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 111 births, good for #1,497 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Teegans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,275 among boy names with 37 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 2K Teegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Teegan
Teegan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Teegan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,541. Use the chart and map above to compare Teegan'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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