Tegan

Tegan

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Welsh

Meaning

Tegan is a given name of Welsh origin. It is a diminutive of the Welsh word teg and means 'darling', 'loved one', or 'favourite', and is the normal Welsh word for 'toy'.

From Wikipedia

Tegan first appears in the data in 1983 and has been recorded in 18 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1990 with 222 babies (rank #49 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Tegan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Tegan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,728

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

222

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1983	79	#99
1984	180	#67
1985	189	#60
1986	221	#54
1987	196	#59
1988	214	#57
1989	214	#54
1990	222	#49
1991	199	#56
1992	196	#61
1993	206	#60
1994	211	#58
1995	167	#78
1996	175	#69
1997	54	#105
2014	1	#2,666
2015	1	#2,730
2017	3	#545

Year

Babies

Rank

1983

#99

1984

180

#67

1985

189

#60

1986

221

#54

1987

196

#59

1988

214

#57

1989

214

#54

1990

222

#49

1991

199

#56

1992

196

#61

1993

206

#60

1994

211

#58

1995

167

#78

1996

175

#69

1997

#105

2014

#2,666

2015

#2,730

2017

#545

Meaning

Numerology of Tegan

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail