| Egan | Tadhg | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Little fire | Poet |
| Origin | irish | Irish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | EE-gən | TYGE |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1992 |
| Peak year | 2019 (49) | 2023 (46) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 30 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Egan | Tadhg |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 167 | 233 |
| 2010s | 325 | 214 |
| 2000s | 398 | 126 |
| 1990s | 156 | 40 |
| 1980s | 80 | 0 |
| 1970s | 65 | 0 |
| 1960s | 12 | 0 |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 |
| 1910s | 6 | 0 |
Anglicized form of the surname Mac Aodhagain, 'son of Aodhagan', where Aodhagan is a double diminutive of Aodh ('fire'). The fire sense is inherited from that root rather than the name itself.
Tadhg means “poet” or “philosopher” in Irish.
Tadhg is more popular than Egan today: about 30 US babies were given the name Tadhg in 2025, compared with 0 named Egan.
Egan means Little fire (irish origin), while Tadhg means Poet (Irish origin).
In US records, Egan first appears in 0 and Tadhg in 1992, so Egan has the longer recorded history.