Teagen
A feminine name of Irish origin meaning "descendant of a poet or poet".
Name Census estimates that about 1,546 living Americans carry the first name Teagen. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 53.7% of registrations being female. The average person named Teagen today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Teagen births was 2011 (99 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Teagen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Teagen with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Teagen sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
- • Teagen is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 221,704 Americans
Peak year
2011
99 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,126
Tracked since 1985
Census
Teagen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,389 people with the first name Teagen, which placed it at #9,833 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,833
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,389 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
82.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Teagen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Teagen is White at 82.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.6%) and Hispanic (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Teagen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Teagen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White82.8% · 1,150
- Two or more races6.6% · 91
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 75
- Black or African American2.9% · 40
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 21
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 12
Gender
Gender distribution for Teagen
Teagen is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,562 total registrations, 723 (46.3%) were male and 839 (53.7%) were female.
Teagen as a male name
- Ranked #6,126 in 2024
- 15 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (57 births)
Teagen as a female name
- Ranked #9,464 in 2024
- 11 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2011 (57 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Teagen on both sides of the split. Of the 1,394 people counted with this name, 649 were male (46.6%) and 745 were female (53.4%).
Popularity
Teagen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Teagen from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 732 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Teagen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Teagen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Teagens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. California, Iowa, Minnesota recorded the most babies named Teagen, while Wisconsin, Washington, South Dakota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Teagen
The name Teagen is an anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name Tadhg. This name has its origins in the medieval period, with roots dating back to the 5th century CE. Tadhg is derived from the Old Irish word "tadg," which means "poet" or "philosopher."
Teagen was primarily used in Ireland and parts of Scotland, particularly among Gaelic-speaking communities. The name gained popularity during the Middle Ages, when Irish culture and literature flourished. Some historians believe that Tadhg was the name of a revered Irish poet or scholar from the early medieval period, contributing to its widespread use.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Teagen can be found in the Annals of Ulster, a chronicle of medieval Irish history. The Annals mention a notable figure named Tadg mac Céin, who lived in the 6th century CE and was a renowned scholar and poet.
Throughout Irish history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the name Teagen or its variations. Tadhg Óg Ó Súilleabháin (1670-1750) was a renowned Irish poet and historian who wrote extensively about the history and traditions of Munster. Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin (1715-1795) was another prominent Irish poet and scribe from the 18th century.
In the realm of religion, Tadhg Ó Cianáin (1454-1543) was an Irish Catholic bishop and poet who played a significant role in preserving Irish literature during the tumultuous period of the Tudor conquest of Ireland.
Moving to more modern times, Tadhg Kennelly (born 1981) is an Irish-Australian professional Australian rules football player who has represented both Ireland and Australia in international competitions.
Tadhg Furlong (born 1992) is an Irish professional rugby union player who has represented Ireland at the international level and has won multiple Six Nations Championships and a Grand Slam.
While the name Teagen has undergone various spellings and adaptations over the centuries, its roots can be traced back to the rich cultural heritage of medieval Ireland, where it was associated with poets, scholars, and notable figures who contributed to the preservation of Irish literature and traditions.
People
Teagen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Teagen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Teagen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teagen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,546 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Teagen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 221,704 US residents.
Is Teagen a common name?
We classify Teagen as "Rare". It ranks above 92.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,562 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Teagen most popular?
The single biggest year for Teagen was 2011, when 99 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Teagen is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Teagen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,389 people with the name Teagen, or 0.46 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,833 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Teagen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Teagen?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Teagen on both sides of the split. Of the 1,394 people counted with this name, 649 were male (46.6%) and 745 were female (53.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Teagen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Teagen is White at 82.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.6%) and Hispanic (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Teagen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Teagen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.8% (1,150 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Teagen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Teagen a female name?
Yes, 53.7% of people registered as Teagen in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Teagen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Teagen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Teagen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Teagen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.