Unisex name
Tegan
6,703 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2006. Expression number: 2.
Origin
(female): 20th-century coinage from Welsh tegan (“pet, darling”). (surname): Transferred use of Irish Ó Tadhgáin, a surname. (male): From Teagan, from a diminutive of Irish Tadhg.From Wiktionary, entry “Tegan”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2006: 538 births. 6,703 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 97th among girls' names in 2003. It is still given: 109 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2011: 446 births. 9,363 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (73%) as well as boys (27%). It really came into use around 1976. It is still given: 864 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2009: 28 births. 310 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. It really came into use around 2007. It is still given: 11 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
2 + 5 + 7 + 1 + 5 = 20 → 2
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
5 + 1 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
5
freedom, change, movement
2 + 7 + 5 = 14 → 5
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 6, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.