Tegan
Tegan was the 2297th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 780th with 350 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,346 places. More babies were named Tegan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,297 girls, down 1,062 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 80girls
- Girls and boys
- 67% girls, 33% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011350 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,363babies recorded
Tegan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,297 | #2,751 | 80 | 47 |
| 2020 | #1,235 | #2,183 | 185 | 64 |
| 2010 | #940 | #1,291 | 275 | 135 |
| 2000 | #1,883 | #2,857 | 91 | 32 |
| 1990 | #1,616 | #6,353 | 93 | 8 |
| 1980 | #2,433 | — | 40 | — |
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How popular is Tegan, counting every spelling?
Tegan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,578 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,297 for Tegan on its own. Together these spellings went to 116 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tegan | 80 | #2,297 | 576 |
| Teegan | 36 | #4,060 | 289 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tegan?
80 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tegan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tegan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 105 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tegan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tegan?
About 6,700 people born in the US named Tegan are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 26. That makes Tegan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tegan by state
How common Tegan was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tegan: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tegan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tegan
How popular is the name Tegan?
Tegan was the 2297th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 780th with 350 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,346 places. More babies were named Tegan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tegan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 67% girls, 33% boys given the name Tegan in the US.
Where is Tegan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tegan was most common in Arizona (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Washington.