Entry № 1212 · Irish, Welsh origin

Teagan Teagan — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ TEE-gan /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Irish, Welsh
Meaning
"Little poet, beautiful"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 387
First recorded
Surname: medieval Irish

A name that means "little poet, beautiful".

Teagan comes from the Irish surname Tadhgán — meaning "little poet" or "little philosopher" (from tadhg, poet). The Welsh form means "beautiful."

Teagan entered the U.S. top 1000 as a girls' name in 2005 and has been climbing rapidly. The musician Tegan Quin (of Tegan and Sara) is a famous bearer of the alternate spelling. Today Teagan sits in the U.S. top 400.

Little poet. An Irish surname turned modern girls' name.

Where Teagan stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 387 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 332 in 2018
Babies named Teagan · last year
824 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
2005
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №332 NOW · №387

Teagans before her.

Real people
Tegan Quin
Canadian musician of Tegan and Sara.
born 1980
In fiction
Teagan
Common contemporary character name.

Names connected to Teagan.

The number behind Teagan.

8

The Authority

Teagan reduces to eight — the number of poetic resolve.

Why families chose this name.

"Little poet. We hoped for the meaning more than the sound."
Niamh · Mother of one · Dublin