Unisex name · since 1957
Tegan
6,789 babies named Tegan in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,284 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,789
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,789 babies have been named Tegan since 1957, making it today's #2284 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tegan has been recorded 6,789 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #2284 nationally and more common than 87% 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 1957 to 2025.
- #2,109 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,284 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,789 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tegan ranks #2,109 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,284 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,789 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,284 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,789
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tegan's 6,789 recorded births place it above 97.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tegan compares
6,789 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Tegan's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tegan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,789 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 350 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tegan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tegan's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 350, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tegan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 350
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Tegan popularity over time - boys
2,574 total births recorded since 1984 (Tegan as boys' name)
Tegan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,811 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Tegan's strongest decade.
2,811 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tegan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 173
1970s
173 births
- 1980s 777
1980s
777 births
- 1990s 715
1990s
715 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,533 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,811 births
- 2020s 761
2020s
761 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,811 births (41% of all-time use).
How Tegan 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 Tegan's total volume
Tegan by state
Where Tegan concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 579 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 335 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 319 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 271 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 264 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 233 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 212 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 184 | 2.7% |
579 of 6,789 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Tegan appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tegan's data
- Tegan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,811 total births); usage has since declined to 761 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tegans (579 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 Tegan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Tegan 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.