Girls' name · since 1946
Teala
Teala has 523 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 523
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Teala is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 523 have been recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teala has been recorded 523 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2018.
- #11,520 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 523 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teala ranks #11,520 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 523 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 523
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Teala's 523 recorded births place it above 84.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Teala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Teala splits its recorded history at 1987: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Teala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2018
- Peak year (1985)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Teala by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (161 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Teala's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Teala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
161 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 161 births (31% of all-time use).
How Teala 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 Teala's total volume
Teala by state
Where Teala concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 523 births nationwide.
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What to do with Teala's data
- Teala's decade-level peak was the 1980s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tealas (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1946–2018 (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 Teala 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.