Tegan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Tegan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Tegan: Recorded every year since 1984, it reached #55 in 1990, and it stood at #544 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
108times a registrar ranked it
42years from first to last
#55highest recorded position
22groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Tegan's record

Ranked every year since 1984, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#316
1997	#242
1998	#233
1999	#233
2000	#156
2001	#106
2002	#107
2003	#97
2004	#112
2005	#103
2006	#98
2007	#120
2008	#130
2009	#137
2010	#160
2011	#196
2012	#222
2013	#343
2014	#354
2015	#449
2016	#585
2017	#814
2018	#990
2019	#1063
2020	#1267
2021	#1161
2022	#1556
2023	#1469
2024	#1743

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 26 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2021: #446 among girls in Northern Ireland, #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1161 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1984–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1984
First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1984–1996
Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1990 (recorded 1984–1996).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Tegan appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Girls, with 29 ranked years and 6,583 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1984.

Tegan across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Tegan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#534 (1996)	#204 (2009)	#544 (2025)	26 of 30	310 (1996–2025)	28 (2009)
England and Wales · Girls	#316 (1996)	#97 (2003)	#1743 (2024)	29 of 29	6,583 (1996–2024)	530 (2003)
England and Wales · Boys	#2501 (2000)	#1246 (2005)	#4270 (2024)	15 of 25	106 (2000–2024)	16 (2005)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#351 (1998)	#162 (2002)	#446 (2021)	19 of 24	125 (1998–2021)	10 (2001)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#84 (1984)	#55 (1990)	#74 (1996)	13 of 13	1,527 (1984–1996)	138 (1990)
New Zealand · Girls	#100 (1992)	#66 (1998)	#84 (1999)	6 of 8	318 (1992–1999)	64 (1998)

Tegan by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Tegan in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	629	4 of 10	157
2000sbusiest	4,484	10 of 10	448
2010s	1,359	10 of 10	136
2020s	111	5 of 10	22

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 448 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2000 and 2001, when recorded births rose by 169, from 287 to 456.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Tegan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1984 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #55 in New South Wales, Australia in 1990.

Tegan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#1743	17	High	Verified
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#1469	21	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1556	19	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1161	29	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1267	25	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1063	32	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#990	36	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#814	47	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#585	72	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#449	96	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#354	130	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#343	132	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#222	224	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3039	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#196	262	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#160	328	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2036	10	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#137	402	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2544	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#130	409	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2276	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#120	464	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#98	528	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1744	10	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#103	488	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1246	16	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#112	483	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#97	530	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2470	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#107	437	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#106	456	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1595	8	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#156	287	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2501	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#233	175	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#233	176	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#242	166	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#316	112	High	Verified
1996	New South Wales, Australia	female	#74	106	Insufficient	Not yet available
1995	New South Wales, Australia	female	#81	105	Insufficient	Not yet available
1994	New South Wales, Australia	female	#69	124	Insufficient	Not yet available
1993	New South Wales, Australia	female	#65	126	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	female	#60	125	Insufficient	Not yet available
1991	New South Wales, Australia	female	#73	107	Insufficient	Not yet available
1990	New South Wales, Australia	female	#55	138	Insufficient	Not yet available
1989	New South Wales, Australia	female	#67	122	Insufficient	Not yet available
1988	New South Wales, Australia	female	#68	125	Insufficient	Not yet available
1987	New South Wales, Australia	female	#71	112	Insufficient	Not yet available
1986	New South Wales, Australia	female	#68	122	Insufficient	Not yet available
1985	New South Wales, Australia	female	#64	122	Insufficient	Not yet available
1984	New South Wales, Australia	female	#84	93	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New Zealand	female	#84	52	High	Verified
1998	New Zealand	female	#66	64	High	Verified
1997	New Zealand	female	#87	52	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	female	#93	50	High	Verified
1993	New Zealand	female	#94	51	High	Verified
1992	New Zealand	female	#100	49	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#446	3	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#361	4	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#426	3	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#314	5	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#370	4	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#203	9	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#444	3	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#237	8	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#224	8	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#228	8	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#223	8	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#203	9	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#254	6	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#183	9	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#225	6	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#162	10	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#165	10	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#174	9	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#351	3	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#544	6	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#661	5	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#700	4	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#871	3	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#651	5	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#661	5	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#402	11	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#427	10	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#424	10	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#225	24	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#340	14	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#245	22	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#204	28	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#241	22	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#215	23	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#226	19	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	19	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#222	17	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#362	8	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#289	11	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#225	15	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#239	14	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#392	5	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#496	4	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#534	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1984 and 2025, ranked in 42 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #55, first reached in 1990.

It held a top-100 place in 18 years, 16 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 530 births, registered in England and Wales in 2003.

1 registrar publishes it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1992, and 14 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Crystal · #55, 43y
Antony · #56, 46y
Kian · #54, 41y
Carly · #52, 46y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Cassie · #55, 36y
Crystal · #55, 43y
Aoibhinn · #56, 43y
Frøya · #56, 34y

Tegan was ranked #55 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 1990. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Tegan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Tegan without appearing here.

Tegan moved ahead of

Brooke Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2544 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2036 and #4678.
Shannon Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2578 and #2304 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #1744 and #4052.
Kim Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2544 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2036 and #3865.
Nicola Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1556 and #1282 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #1469 and #2689.

Moved ahead of Tegan

Aksel Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3039 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3449 and #1224.
Anne Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1469 and #1640 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #1743 and #1036.
Henrik Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2036 and #3332 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #2892 and #2194.
Elaine Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1469 and #1705 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #1743 and #1160.

Moved the opposite way to Tegan

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tegan went from #316 to #1743 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tegan went from #316 to #1743 while Alma went from #2096 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tegan went from #316 to #1743 while Alyssa went from #783 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tegan went from #316 to #1743 while Amalie went from #2096 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Tegan

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tegan went from #316 to #1743 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tegan went from #316 to #1743 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tegan went from #316 to #1743 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tegan went from #316 to #1743 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1984 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #55 in New South Wales, Australia in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Tegan

Tegan at a glance

What stands out in Tegan's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Tegan across 6 official records

Tegan by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Tegan appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Tegan

Tegan and the names beside it

Tegan moved ahead of

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Tegan at a glance

What stands out in Tegan's record

Tegan across 6 official records

Tegan by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Tegan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Tegan

Tegan and the names beside it

Tegan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Tegan

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