Teighan
A feminine name of Gaelic origin meaning "beautiful home".
Name Census estimates that about 230 living Americans carry the first name Teighan. It is a predominantly female name (97.8% of registrations). The average person named Teighan today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Teighan births was 2017 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Teighan. 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.
People living today
230
~ 1 in 1,490,236 Americans
Peak year
2017
27 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2014 SSA rank
#13,295
Tracked since 2005
Gender
Gender distribution for Teighan
Teighan leans heavily female at 97.8% of total registrations, but 5 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Teighan as a male name
- Ranked #13,838 in 2014
- 5 male births in 2014
- Peak: 2014 (5 births)
Teighan as a female name
- Ranked #13,295 in 2024
- 7 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2017 (27 births)
Popularity
Teighan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Teighan from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 138 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Teighan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Teighan 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 Teighan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Teighan
The name Teighan is a relatively modern anglicized version of the ancient Irish Gaelic name Tadhgán, which itself derives from the name Tadg. Tadg is thought to have originated as a pet name or diminutive form of names beginning with "Tá" like Táilchín. The root "tá" may be related to Irish Gaelic words like "tálann" meaning "talent" or "tál" meaning "bright and shining."
Tadhgán arose as a diminutive form of Tadg, with the suffix "-án" conveying smallness or endearment. Over time, as the name spread beyond Ireland, it underwent various spelling changes and modifications to fit different languages and naming conventions. The spelling Teighan emerged as one such anglicized form, reflecting the evolving pronunciation and spelling preferences of English speakers.
While the name Tadg and its variants have a long history in Irish tradition, there are few definitive historical references to the specific spelling Teighan until more recent times. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this spelling may be Teighan Sweeney, an Irish writer and historian born in 1718.
Other notable figures throughout history who bore variations of this name include:
Tadhg Óg Ó Súilleabháin (c. 1670-1750), an Irish harper and composer.
Teigue O'Regan (c. 1616-1661), an Irish Catholic priest and historian.
Tadhg Ó Cianáin (c. 1455-1509), an Irish scribe and translator.
Tadg mac Céin (c. 550-654), an Irish poet and scholar.
Teigue O'Regan (c. 1616-1661), an Irish Catholic priest and historian.
While not an exhaustive list, these individuals illustrate the long-standing presence of variations of the name Teighan within Irish culture and history, often associated with literary, religious, and scholarly pursuits.
People
Teighan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Teighan 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
Teighan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teighan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 230 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Teighan 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 1,490,236 US residents.
Is Teighan a common name?
We classify Teighan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 232 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Teighan most popular?
The single biggest year for Teighan was 2017, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Teighan is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Teighan a female name?
Yes, 97.8% of people registered as Teighan 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.
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.