girls:
27.6k births since 1979
#858 (85th percentile)
boys:
5.4k births since 1986
#1632 (64th percentile)
overall:
32.9k births since 1979
#1389 (82nd percentile)
The name Teagan is the #1,389 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 32,935 recorded births since 1979. This represents the 82.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 82.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #858 (85.0% percentile) for all time with 27,569 births since 1979. For boys, it ranks #1,632 (64.4% percentile) for all time with 5,366 births since 1986.
Teagan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1979 (1979 for girls and 1986 for boys). Birth data for Teagan is available in 44 out of the 45 years between 1979 and 2023 (44 years for girls and 38 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Teagan has been given predominantly to girls, with 83.7% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 88.1% of babies named Teagan were girls.
For girls, Teagan reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 84.8% percentile (ranked #146) with 1,056 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 1,056 births per million (ranked 84.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Teagan ranks #291 for girls (69.3% percentile) with 569 births per million, which is 53.9% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Teagan reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 38.7% percentile (ranked #553) with 180 births per million. The name was most common in 2009, with 180 births per million (ranked 38.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2011, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Teagan ranks #781 for boys (14.3% percentile) with 74 births per million, which is 40.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Teagan".
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