Unisex name · since 1979
Teagan
Teagan has 29,421 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #341 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,421
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Teagan is the #341 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 29,421 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teagan has been recorded 29,421 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #341 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #849 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #341 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 29,421 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teagan ranks #849 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #341 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 29,421 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #341 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,421
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Teagan's 29,421 recorded births place it above 98.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Teagan compares
29,421 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Teagan's all-time total is 78x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Teagan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,421 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,045 | 21 | 19,840 |
Teagan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teagan's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 2,045, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teagan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 2,045
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Teagan popularity over time - boys
5,595 total births recorded since 1986 (Teagan as boys' name)
Teagan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,006 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Teagan's strongest decade.
15,006 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Teagan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 191
1980s
191 births
- 1990s 1,171
1990s
1,171 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,389 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,006 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,658 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,006 births (51% of all-time use).
How Teagan 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 Teagan's total volume
Teagan by state
Where Teagan concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,268 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,816 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,475 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,402 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,342 | 4.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,331 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,274 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 965 | 3.3% |
2,268 of 29,421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Teagan appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Teagan's data
- Teagan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,006 total births) through the 2020s (6,658) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Teagans (2,268 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Teagan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Teagan 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.