Teigan
Teigan can be both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Teigan Collister, Australian soccer player Teigan O'Shannassy, Australian netball player Teigan Van Roosmalen, Australian paralympic S13 swimmer Henry Teigan (1881–1941), American teacher and politician
Meaning & Origin of Teigan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teigan can be both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Teigan Collister, Australian soccer player Teigan O'Shannassy, Australian netball player Teigan Van Roosmalen, Australian paralympic S13 swimmer Henry Teigan (1881–1941), American teacher and politician
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The Story of Teigan
As a girl name
Teigan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 143 Teigans were born — ranking #1,534 that year. As of 2026, Teigan ranks #3,668 for girls with 42 births, falling sharply (-52%). In total, more than 2K Teigans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Teigan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 45 Teigans were born — ranking #2,764 that year. As of 2026, Teigan ranks #6,975 for boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-50%). In total, more than 649 Teigans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Teigan
Teigan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Teigan's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,528. Use the chart and map above to compare Teigan'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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