Tieghan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TEE-gan
- Origin
- Irish
Tieghan is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “little poet”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tieghan mean?
Irish: spelling of Teagan, from the surname Ó Tadhgáin
“little poet”
Variant of Teagan, an Irish surname taken from Tadhg, a traditional Irish name meaning poet.
Is Tieghan a girl's or a boy's name?
Tieghan is a girls' name.
How popular is Tieghan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 6 girls.
Tieghan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 2 | #5,792 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 2 | #5,211 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 2 | #5,081 |
Names like Tieghan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Aoibheann Caoimhe Raegan Tegan Keira Caragh Eireann Ffion Caitlin Niamh Cassidy
Names related to Tieghan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tieghan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tieghan, updated 20 October 2026.