Recorded 1946–2018 Girls' name Peak 1985 523 births

Teala — girls' name

523 babies named Teala in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s201950s321960s241970s541980s1611990s1542000s632010s15
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Teala was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

41 babies were named Teala in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teala

The Social Security Administration has registered 523 babies named Teala between 1946 and 2018, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teala performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Teala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Teala in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teala 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 523 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.

Teala at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

523

Since 1946

73 years of records

Peak year

1985

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1946

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2018

Teala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1946

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1985)
41
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
01020304050 20182004199719901983197619611946 7

Teala by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
161 births that decade — 31% of Teala's all-time total
1940s201950s321960s241970s541980s1611990s1542000s632010s15

Teala by state

Where Teala concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Teala
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.1%
California share of Teala's total US births 1.1%

6 of 523 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teala?
523 babies have been named Teala since 1946. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1985 with 41 births.
When was Teala most popular?
Teala was most popular in the 1980s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Teala most popular?
The top states for the name Teala are California (6 births).
How long has the name Teala been used?
Teala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 73 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Teala?
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.

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, 1946–2018 (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.