Unisex name · since 1996
Taegan
Taegan has 1,109 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,984 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,109
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Taegan is the #9135 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,109 recorded since 1996.
Taegan has 1,109 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9135 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #6,984 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,135 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,109 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taegan ranks #6,984 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,135 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,109 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,984 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,109
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taegan's 1,109 recorded births place it above 90.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Taegan compares
1,109 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Taegan's all-time total is 195% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taegan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,109 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taegan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taegan's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 11 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 82, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taegan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Taegan popularity over time - boys
391 total births recorded since 1999 (Taegan as boys' name)
Taegan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (536 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Taegan's strongest decade.
536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Taegan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
536 births
- 2010s
2010s
426 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 536 births (48% of all-time use).
How Taegan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Taegan's total volume
Taegan by state
Where Taegan concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 41 | 3.7% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Utah | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Kansas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.5% |
41 of 1,109 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Taegan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taegan's data
- Taegan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (536 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Taegans (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taegan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Taegan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.