Teagan: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Teagan is a spelling of the Welsh name Tegan, “darling,” that also matches a rare Irish surname. Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Gender
- Girl
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 718 for girls (2025)
How do you pronounce Teagan?
Teagan is pronounced TEE-gan. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Teagan mean?
Teagan is a spelling of the Welsh name Tegan, which means “darling” and comes from the Welsh teg, “beautiful, pretty.” It rose in the United States in the 1990s, probably helped by its likeness to Megan and Reagan, and it is used mostly for girls.
The spelling also matches a rare Irish surname, Teagan, an anglicized form of Ó Tadhgáin, “descendant of Tadhgán.” Tadhgán is a diminutive of Tadhg, an Old Irish name meaning “poet.” Patrick Woulfe’s Irish Names and Surnames (1923) describes Ó Tadhgáin as rare and scattered, found chiefly in Leinster. The first name itself, though, is a modern one rather than an old Irish name.
Sources: Behind the Name, Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923).
How popular is Teagan in Ireland?
In 2025, 4 baby girls in Ireland were named Teagan, which made it No. 718 that year. That's down from No. 180 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 2013, when 41 baby girls were named Teagan, No. 143 that year. The most babies got the name in 2011: 42. It first appears in the records in 2001, with 4 baby girls.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | No. 718 |
| 2024 | 10 | No. 372 |
| 2023 | 8 | No. 445 |
| 2022 | 10 | No. 389 |
| 2021 | 15 | No. 284 |
| 2020 | 18 | No. 246 |
| 2019 | 20 | No. 235 |
| 2018 | 30 | No. 176 |
| 2017 | 24 | No. 211 |
| 2016 | 15 | No. 302 |
| 2015 | 31 | No. 180 |
| 2014 | 28 | No. 188 |
| 2013 | 41 | No. 143 |
| 2012 | 35 | No. 168 |
| 2011 | 42 | No. 145 |
| 2010 | 33 | No. 184 |
| 2009 | 30 | No. 197 |
| 2008 | 23 | No. 237 |
| 2007 | 25 | No. 202 |
| 2006 | 13 | No. 303 |
| 2005 | 13 | No. 277 |
| 2004 | 5 | No. 511 |
| 2003 | 4 | No. 559 |
| 2001 | 4 | No. 498 |
Teagan in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Teagan, letter by letter.
- TTinne, holly
- EEadhadh, aspen
- AAilm, pine
- GGort, ivy
- AAilm, pine
- NNion, ash
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Names that go with Teagan
Questions about Teagan
- How do you pronounce Teagan?
- Teagan is pronounced TEE-gan. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- Is Teagan a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Teagan is a girl's name.
- How popular is Teagan in Ireland?
- In 2025, Teagan was No. 718 for girls in Ireland, with 4 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 2013, at No. 143.