Recorded 1977–1997 Girls' name Peak 1990 116 births

Teale — girls' name

116 babies named Teale in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s441990s67
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Teale was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

15 babies were named Teale in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teale

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Teale between 1977 and 1997, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teale currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teale performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Teale shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teale 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 116 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.

Teale at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

116

Since 1977

21 years of records

Peak year

1990

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1977

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1997

Teale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1977

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 199719951993199119891987198419801977 5

Teale by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
67 births that decade — 58% of Teale's all-time total
1970s51980s441990s67

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teale?
116 babies have been named Teale since 1977. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1990 with 15 births.
When was Teale most popular?
Teale was most popular in the 1990s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Teale been used?
Teale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 21 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Teale?
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, 1977–1997 (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.