Teagan
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Meaning
modern variant of Tegan that also coincides with a rare Irish surname; the popular "little poet" gloss is unsupported
The story
Teagan is a modern English spelling variant of Tegan, and it also happens to match a rare Irish surname. Those two facts are better supported than the popular little poet translation, which does not have a reliable root behind it. The given name belongs to a wider late-twentieth-century taste for smooth two-syllable names and may have benefited from sounding familiar beside Megan and Reagan. It has been used for girls and boys, though American use has leaned feminine. The local curve begins in the 1980s, rises through the 1990s and 2000s, reaches its high point in the 2010s, and remains close behind in the 2020s. Teagan is therefore genuinely modern, but not meaningless: its story is about spelling, sound, and a surname coincidence rather than a decorative Celtic translation that the evidence cannot carry.
How popular is Teagan around the world?
In the United States, 7,409 babies were named Teagan between 2020 and 2025.
Teagan is on the official records of the United States, South Australia, Canada, Ireland and England and Wales.
United States
1 in 2,900
In the United States, 7,409 babies were named Teagan between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Teagan peaked in the 2010s. Teagan went to 1,641 US babies in 2015 and 998 in 2025, 61% of the earlier figure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
South Australia
1 in 4,6002017
In South Australia, 4 girls were registered as Teagan in 2017.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Canada
1 in 8,300
In Canada, 36 girls named Teagan were born in 2024, the 809th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Ireland
1 in 14,000
In Ireland, 4 girls named Teagan were born in 2025, the 718th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
England and Wales
1 in 59,000
In England and Wales, 10 girls named Teagan were born in 2025, ranked 2,605th among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
New Zealand
last on record 2011
Teagan is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Scotland
last on record 2020
Teagan is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Teagan
Most people given the name Teagan in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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