Given name & surname
Teagan
“one who is attractive; goodlooking”·“a handsome man”
Teagan is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is attractive; goodlooking” and “a handsome man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is attractive; goodlooking” and “a handsome man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
Teagan comes from Irish, and ultimately from Welsh.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Teagan is a diminutive of Tadhg.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Teagan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35,016
- 5,595 boys · 29,421 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 2,220 babies
- 2025
- 998
- #341 for girls · #1,631 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 9% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 894 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 341 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,045 in 2016. It also appeared in 104 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (64). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 26,042 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Teagan’s family of names
In English usage, Teagan is a diminutive of Tadhg. In English usage, Teagan has a related form in Tegan. Teagan has a related form in Tegan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Teagan
- Teagan CroftAustralian actressborn 2004
- Teagan MicahAustralian association football playerborn 1997
- Teagan LeviAustralian rugby union playerborn 2003
- Teagan KavanAmerican softball player (born 2005)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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