UK girl's name
Teighan
A feminine name of Gaelic origin meaning "beautiful home".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Teighan is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Teighan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4843, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 10 births.
This profile covers 91 England and Wales registrations across 18 recorded years from 1998 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 40% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 193 living people in the UK are called Teighan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Teighan ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 10 girls were registered as Teighan.
- • Teighan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #430 in 2010.
- • About 193 living people in the UK are estimated to have Teighan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4843
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2005
10 births
Estimated living
193
2026
Meaning
What does Teighan mean?
The name Teighan is a relatively modern anglicized version of the ancient Irish Gaelic name Tadhgán, which itself derives from the name Tadg. Tadg is thought to have originated as a pet name or diminutive form of names beginning with "Tá" like Táilchín. The root "tá" may be related to Irish Gaelic words like "tálann" meaning "talent" or "tál" meaning "bright and shining."
Tadhgán arose as a diminutive form of Tadg, with the suffix "-án" conveying smallness or endearment. Over time, as the name spread beyond Ireland, it underwent various spelling changes and modifications to fit different languages and naming conventions. The spelling Teighan emerged as one such anglicized form, reflecting the evolving pronunciation and spelling preferences of English speakers.
While the name Tadg and its variants have a long history in Irish tradition, there are few definitive historical references to the specific spelling Teighan until more recent times. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this spelling may be Teighan Sweeney, an Irish writer and historian born in 1718.
Other notable figures throughout history who bore variations of this name include:
Tadhg Óg Ó Súilleabháin (c. 1670-1750), an Irish harper and composer. Teigue O'Regan (c. 1616-1661), an Irish Catholic priest and historian. Tadhg Ó Cianáin (c. 1455-1509), an Irish scribe and translator. Tadg mac Céin (c. 550-654), an Irish poet and scholar. Teigue O'Regan (c. 1616-1661), an Irish Catholic priest and historian.
While not an exhaustive list, these individuals illustrate the long-standing presence of variations of the name Teighan within Irish culture and history, often associated with literary, religious, and scholarly pursuits.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Teighan over time
The chart below shows babies named Teighan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Teighan, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Teighan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Teighan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4843 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4299 | 30 | 6 |
| 2000s | #3247 | 51 | 9 |
| 1990s | #3874 | 6 | 2 |
Geography
Where Teighan is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Teighan. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Teighan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #430 in 2010.
Across the UK
Teighan in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#798 in 2016
16 years of NRS records, 94 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#430 in 2010
3 years of NISRA records, 9 total registered
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FAQ
Teighan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Teighan in the UK right now?
In 2024, Teighan was ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Teighan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 10 babies registered as Teighan in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Teighan?
A feminine name of Gaelic origin meaning "beautiful home".
How many people are called Teighan in the UK?
A total of 91 babies have been registered as Teighan across the 18 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 94 more in Scotland and 9 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Teighan most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Teighan ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #430 in 2010. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.