Given name & surname
Teague
“a wise poet”
Teague is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “a wise poet.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a wise poet.”
How it developed
In Irish use, Teague is used as a form of Gaelic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Teague through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,737
- 1,705 boys · 32 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 88 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,179 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,179 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 88 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,630 as a first name in 2020; 23,089 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Teague’s family of names
Teague has a related form in Tegan. Teague has a related form in Tighe. Teague has a related form in Teigan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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