Girls' name · since 1976
Tea
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 2,493 babies named Tea, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,624 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,493
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,493 babies have been named Tea since 1976, making it today's #9624 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tea has been recorded 2,493 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #9624 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #4,055 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,624 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,493 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tea ranks #4,055 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,624 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,493 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,624 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,493
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tea's 2,493 recorded births place it above 94.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tea compares
2,493 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tea's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,493 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 290 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tea's full recorded timeline at 2007, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 290 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 290
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Tea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,160 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Tea's strongest decade.
1,160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
798 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,160 births
- 2010s 403
2010s
403 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,160 births (47% of all-time use).
How Tea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tea's total volume
Tea by state
Where Tea concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 324 | 13.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 166 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 132 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 94 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 60 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 55 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 49 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 48 | 1.9% |
324 of 2,493 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Tea appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tea's data
- Tea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,160 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Teas (324 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tea
Nearby Names Like Tea
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tea
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tea
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.