Tegan is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “pet, darling.” In 2024 it was given to 94 girls in the United States.
Tegan belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “pet, darling” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tegan first appears in Social Security records in 1957. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #780 in 2011, and in 2024 94 babies received the name — 6,706 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tegan means “pet, darling” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tegan is a girl name. In 2024, 94 babies received the name in the US.
Tegan comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Tegan first appears in US records in 1957. Its best-ever ranking was #780 in 2011, and 94 babies were given the name in 2024.
Tegan is pronounced /ˈtiːɡən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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