US rank #7340 Girls' name Peak 1998 2,483 births

Tea — #7340 US girls' name

2,483 babies named Tea in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s191990s7982000s11602010s4032020s97
#7340
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tea was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

290 babies were named Tea in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tea

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,483 babies named Tea between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tea currently holds the #7340 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 290 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 324 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tea in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,483 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,483

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1998

290 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,340

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
290
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Tea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,160 births that decade — 47% of Tea's all-time total
1970s61980s191990s7982000s11602010s4032020s97

Tea by state

Where Tea concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tea
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%
California share of Tea's total US births 13.0%
Even split

324 of 2,483 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Tea appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tea?
2,483 babies have been named Tea since 1976. It currently ranks #7340 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 290 births.
When was Tea most popular?
Tea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,160 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Tea most popular?
The top states for the name Tea are California (324 births), New York (166 births), Texas (132 births).
How long has the name Tea been used?
Tea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teagan, Teanna, Teal, Teah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.