Unisex name · since 1989

Tagan

63 babies named Tagan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,387 of 72,339
all-time among girls
63
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade

63 girls have been named Tagan since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Tagan recorded 63 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2015.

  • #32,387 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 63 born since 1989
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tagan ranks #32,387 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.

#32,387 of 72,339
all-time among girls
63
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tagan's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tagan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tagan's full recorded timeline at 2006, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tagan popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2001)
11
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
4681012 198920012002200420062008200920122015 5

Tagan popularity over time - boys

54 total births recorded since 1995 (Tagan as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 54 births
45678910 19951999200320042006200720082010 6

Tagan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 75% of the file).

2000s was Tagan's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Tagan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tagan? ▼
Tagan has been given to 63 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,387 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 11 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Tagan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tagan ranks #32,387 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tagan most popular? ▼
Tagan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Is Tagan a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Tagan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 63 births, and as a boy's name it has 54 births.
How long has the name Tagan been used? ▼
Records for Tagan go back to 1989, giving 27 years of history through 2015.
What names are similar to Tagan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tagen. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tagan's data

  • Tagan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Tagan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2015 (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 Tagan 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.