Tegan
Tegan is a given name of Welsh origin. It is a diminutive of the Welsh word teg ('fair') and means 'darling', 'loved one', or 'favourite', and is the normal Welsh word for 'toy'.
- Welsh
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tegan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tegan is a given name of Welsh origin. It is a diminutive of the Welsh word teg ('fair') and means 'darling', 'loved one', or 'favourite', and is the normal Welsh word for 'toy'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
- English
The Story of Tegan
As a girl name
American parents first put Tegan on the record books as a girl name in 1957, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 350 Tegans were born — ranking #777 that year. About 41% of every Tegan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tegan ranks #2,520 for girls with 71 births, falling sharply (-55%). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Tegan as a boy name dates back to 1984, when 6 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 202 newborns named Tegan — #971 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Tegan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tegan ranks #2,615 for boys with 51 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tegan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tegan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Tegan most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Australia49%
- United Kingdom25%
- United States13%
- Canada8%
- New Zealand6%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Tegan
Phonetically similar names — useful when Tegan is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Tegan
Tegan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Tegan's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #777. Use the chart and map above to compare Tegan'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.