This name is from the same root as the Cornish surname Teague. As a commenter below says, her maiden name was Teague, so she used Teagan for her daughter.
Finding it kind of funny that some of the comments are so adamant it's a boy's name. Names have origins and those origins link the name to gender. Teagan is an Irish girl's name, derived from a Welsh girl's name. So I mean, cool if you chose to use it for your boy, but that doesn't change the origin of the name itself.
I named my daughter Teagan. Sure it's not a girly name but why do girls need only girly names... to me it's feminine (I also think Evan is feminine sounding) also, I did months upon months of research before deciding on this name, it started as a girls name! How could you not find that out or look for it while naming your son... do not blame other women for "stealing" your boys' names- they are not yours and never were. Get over it. I also believe that Teagan will be a great name in her adult life.
― Anonymous User 3/2/2015
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The Welsh female name Tegan (pronounced TEG an in Wales, teg as in peg with a short e) is an entirely different name to Teagan and can be found elsewhere in this database.
― Anonymous User 11/7/2014
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It actually became popular again in the UK, Australia and NZ in the early 80's due to Doctor Who. Tegan was the Doctors companion and was female. I'm a 30 year old female Tegan and have never ever heard of it being used as a boys name. Honestly, if I was introduced to a boy named Tegan, I would laugh.
My almost 12 year old son's name is Teegan. I've only ever known males named Teegan and it's listed everywhere as a male name, meaning little poet. Is it even listed as a girl's name anywhere? I've never noticed. I think it's fine if girls want to use it too-- I've known girls named Michael, Evan, and James too and those are all clearly male names.
Love this girl's name. Such an old Irish name coming back.
― Anonymous User 1/9/2014
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Statistics from the Census Bureau show that Teagan is predominantly a female name. Nearly 90% of people with this name are female. Linkedin shows closer to 95% of users with the name are female.
― Anonymous User 10/15/2013
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Teagan for a girl appeared on the top 1000 list in 2003. Its most popular year was 2005 where it ranked 478. Teagan for a boy appeared on the top 1000 list in 2005 and ranked 869.
― Anonymous User 9/25/2006
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