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'.
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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The Story of Tegan
As a girl name
Tegan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1957, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 350 Tegans were born — ranking #777 that year. As of 2026, Tegan ranks #2,520 for girls with 71 births, falling sharply (-55%). In total, more than 7K Tegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tegan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 202 Tegans were born — ranking #971 that year. As of 2026, Tegan ranks #2,615 for boys with 51 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 3K Tegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Tegan
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Tegan Bennett Daylight (born 1969), Australian author
- Tegan Finn (born 2008), English professional footballer
- Tegan Fourie (born 1998), South African field hockey player
- Tegan Graham (born 1997), New Zealand basketball player
- Tegan Higginbotham (born 1988), Australian comedian and actress
- Tegan Marie (born 2003), American country singer and songwriter
- Tegan Martin (born 1992), Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Universe Australia 2014, and Top 10 Miss Universe 2014
- Tegan McCarthy (born 1997), Papua New Guinean swimmer
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Names that sound like Tegan
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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 .
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