Unisex name · since 1996

Tiegan

Tiegan has 316 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11551
among girls today
316
born since 1996
2010s
peak decade
35%
more common than other girls

316 babies have been named Tiegan since 1996, making it today's #11551 unisex name.

Tiegan has 316 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11551 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- 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.

  • #11551 among girls today
  • 316 born since 1996
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 35% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Tiegan is currently the #11551 unisex name in America, more common than 35% of girls - 316 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.

#11551
among girls today
316
born since 1996
2010s
peak decade
35%
more common than other girls

Tiegan vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%34.8%
Tiegan vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11551
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tiegan was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

18 babies were named Tiegan in 2012 - its busiest year on record.

How Tiegan compares

316 46th percentile among 17,726 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

Tiegan's all-time total is 17% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tiegan Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 316 382 567,345
Peak-year births 18 48 19,840

Tiegan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Tiegan's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Tiegan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

316

Since 1996

30 years of records

Peak year

2012

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,551

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1996

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2025

Tiegan popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
18
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
05101520 19962002200620102014201820222025 10

Tiegan popularity over time - boys

88 total births recorded since 2001 (Tiegan as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 88 births
05101520 200120022003200620072008200920102012201320162018 6

Tiegan by decade

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

2010s was Tiegan's strongest decade.

133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Tiegan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 133 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiegan?
Since 1996, Social Security records show 316 babies named Tiegan. Today it holds rank #11551 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 18 births.
When was Tiegan most popular?
Tiegan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Tiegan a unisex name?
Yes, Tiegan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 316 births, and as a boy's name it has 88 births.
How long has the name Tiegan been used?
The SSA has tracked Tiegan since 1996 -- 30 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Tiegan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tierra, Tiera, Tierney, Tiesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tiegan's data

  • Tiegan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tiegan: #11551 Unisex Name - 316 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tiegan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Tiegan 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 June 2026.