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Teagan

Teagan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“little poet”
Origin
Irish
Say it
TEE-gən · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (84% of all uses)

From the Irish surname Ó Tadhgáin, derived from Tadhgán, a diminutive of Tadhg. The exact spelling Teagan is also established in modern English-language use.

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How popular is Teagan?

2024318 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Teagan in 20241,060

2024 rank#333 girls

Peak year2016

Total US babies since 188034,006

Teagan has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Teagan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Quinndescendant of Conn · Irish
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish
  • Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish
  • Reaganlittle king · Irish
  • Caseyvigilant · Irish
  • Alannachild; or dear one · Irish

Teagan questions

What does the name Teagan mean?

Teagan means "little poet". It comes from Irish. From the Irish surname Ó Tadhgáin, derived from Tadhgán, a diminutive of Tadhg. The exact spelling Teagan is also established in modern English-language use.

Is Teagan a boy or girl name?

Teagan is mainly a girl's name in US records (84% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Teagan?

1,060 US babies were named Teagan in 2024. Its peak year was 2016.

How do you pronounce Teagan?

Teagan is usually pronounced TEE-gən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.