Given name & surname
Teigen
“a wise poet”
Teigen is a variant of Teague. One interpretation is “a wise poet.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Teigen is a variant of Teague. One interpretation is “a wise poet.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Teigen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 843
- 401 boys · 442 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 109 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,309 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −60%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,309 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 58.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 73 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 615 as a first name in 2020; 1,052 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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