Boys' name · since 1983
Teak
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Teak, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
62 boys have been named Teak since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teak has been recorded 62 times among boys since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2024.
- #20,710 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 62 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teak ranks #20,710 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Teak's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Teak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Teak's full recorded timeline at 2012, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Teak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Teak by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Teak's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Teak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Teak's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1983–2024 (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 Teak 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.