Is Tegan a boy or girl name?
Tegan is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 94 girls and 54 boys were named Tegan, so 63.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 72.6% of the 9,232 US babies named Tegan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,513
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,060
- Babies named Tegan since 1957
- 9,232
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 446 babies
Boys and girls named Tegan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 173 | 100% |
| 1980s | 24 | 777 | 97% |
| 1990s | 173 | 715 | 80.5% |
| 2000s | 1,070 | 1,533 | 58.9% |
| 2010s | 955 | 2,810 | 74.6% |
| 2020s | 304 | 679 | 69.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54 | #2,513 | 94 | #2,060 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,383 | 110 | #1,833 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,461 | 125 | #1,680 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,077 | 165 | #1,342 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,183 | 185 | #1,235 |
| 2019 | 78 | #1,913 | 204 | #1,170 |
| 2018 | 83 | #1,834 | 236 | #1,078 |
| 2017 | 83 | #1,816 | 270 | #974 |
| 2016 | 84 | #1,809 | 308 | #904 |
| 2015 | 114 | #1,472 | 286 | #951 |
| 2014 | 78 | #1,880 | 324 | #850 |
| 2013 | 100 | #1,567 | 304 | #854 |
| 2012 | 104 | #1,540 | 253 | #1,004 |
| 2011 | 96 | #1,609 | 350 | #780 |
| 2010 | 135 | #1,291 | 275 | #940 |
| 2009 | 161 | #1,141 | 257 | #1,022 |
| 2008 | 158 | #1,152 | 244 | #1,075 |
| 2007 | 202 | #975 | 173 | #1,391 |
| 2006 | 145 | #1,169 | 145 | #1,521 |
| 2005 | 136 | #1,180 | 145 | #1,465 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,651 | 138 | #1,469 |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,957 | 137 | #1,444 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,190 | 94 | #1,895 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,181 | 109 | #1,670 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,857 | 91 | #1,883 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,718 | 80 | #1,974 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,845 | 78 | #1,954 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,720 | 78 | #1,898 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,586 | 72 | #1,979 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,250 | 62 | #2,186 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,313 | 57 | #2,318 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,960 | 61 | #2,193 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,304 | 72 | #1,946 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,887 | 62 | #2,160 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,353 | 93 | #1,616 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,404 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,691 | 85 | #1,563 |
| 1987 | 5 | #8,024 | 107 | #1,301 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,231 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,479 | 129 | #1,126 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,238 | 82 | #1,429 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,129 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,012 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,527 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,433 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,854 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,735 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,902 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,276 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,429 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,098 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,024 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,070 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,601 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,725 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,919 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tegan reached #975 in 2007. As a girl name, it reached #780 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tegan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.