Recorded 2005–2009 Unisex name Peak 2005 32 births

Tegen — boys' name

32 babies named Tegen in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s32
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Tegen was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tegen in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tegen

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Tegen between 2005 and 2009, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tegen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Tegen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2012.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tegen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tegen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tegen at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

32

Since 2005

5 years of records

Peak year

2005

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2005

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tegen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2005

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
456789 20092008200720062005 8

Tegen popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2012 (Tegen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2012 5

Tegen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 100% of Tegen's all-time total
2000s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tegen?
32 babies have been named Tegen since 2005. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
When was Tegen most popular?
Tegen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Is Tegen a unisex name?
Yes, Tegen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 32 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Tegen been used?
Tegen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 5 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tegen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tegan, Tegh, Teghan, Teghveer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.