How Many People Are Named Tegan?
An estimated 9,074 people in the United States have the first name Tegan. It is used for both genders, with 72.6% female. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Tegan peaked in popularity in 2011 with 446 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tegan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tegan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,074
About 1 in 37,773 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
72.6% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2011
446 births
Total Registered
9,232
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tegan
Tegan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (27.4%) and females (72.6%). Out of 9,232 total births registered, 2,526 were male and 6,706 were female.
Tegan as a male name
Ranked #2,513 in 2024
54 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (202 births)
Tegan as a female name
Ranked #2,060 in 2024
94 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (350 births)
Tegan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tegan span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,765 babies were registered. Tegan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tegan by Decade
How has Tegan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tegan by State
Birth registrations for Tegan span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in North Dakota, Louisiana, West Virginia. On average, about 135 Tegans were registered per state.
Tegan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tegan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tegan
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tegan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tegan?
We estimate approximately 9,074 people named Tegan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 37,773 Americans share this first name.
Is Tegan a common name?
Tegan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,232 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tegan most popular?
Tegan reached peak popularity in 2011, when 446 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tegan is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tegan a female name?
Tegan is predominantly female. 72.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tegan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tegan Smith, Tegan Johnson, Tegan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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