US rank #15566 Girls' name Peak 1998 1,409 births

Teah — #15566 US girls' name

1,409 babies named Teah in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s351970s991980s3011990s3832000s4172010s1362020s22
#15566
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Teah was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

63 babies were named Teah in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,409 babies named Teah between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teah currently holds the #15566 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 417 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Teah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Teah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teah 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 1,409 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.

Teah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,409

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

1998

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,566

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Teah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
63
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
020406080 202420152007199919911983197519621955 5

Teah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
417 births that decade — 30% of Teah's all-time total
1950s161960s351970s991980s3011990s3832000s4172010s1362020s22

Teah by state

Where Teah concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Teah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
82 5.8%
#2 Texas
24 1.7%
#3 Ohio
19 1.3%
#4 Pennsylvania
10 0.7%
#5 Florida
5 0.4%
#6 Michigan
5 0.4%
California share of Teah's total US births 5.8%
Even split

82 of 1,409 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teah?
1,409 babies have been named Teah since 1955. It currently ranks #15566 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 63 births.
When was Teah most popular?
Teah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 417 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Teah most popular?
The top states for the name Teah are California (82 births), Texas (24 births), Ohio (19 births).
How long has the name Teah been used?
Teah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Teah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teagan, Tea, Teanna, Teal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1955–2024 (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.