Unisex name · since 1957
Teal
Teal has 1,604 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,604
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,604 babies have been named Teal since 1957, making it today's #7983 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teal has been recorded 1,604 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #7983 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #5,456 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,983 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,604 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teal ranks #5,456 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,983 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,604 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,604
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Teal's 1,604 recorded births place it above 92.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Teal compares
1,604 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Teal's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Teal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,604 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 21 | 19,840 |
Teal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teal's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teal popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Teal popularity over time - boys
302 total births recorded since 1965 (Teal as boys' name)
Teal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (444 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Teal's strongest decade.
444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Teal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 63
1950s
63 births
- 1960s
1960s
188 births
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
396 births
- 1990s
1990s
444 births
- 2000s 108
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 172
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 117
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 444 births (28% of all-time use).
How Teal 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 Teal's total volume
Teal by state
Where Teal concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 120 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Montana | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
120 of 1,604 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Teal's data
- Teal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (444 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Teals (120 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.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Teal
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Teal 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.