Recorded 1972–1989 Boys' name Peak 1972 17 births

Tearle — boys' name

17 babies named Tearle in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s10
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Tearle was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tearle in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tearle

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Tearle between 1972 and 1989, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tearle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tearle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tearle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tearle 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 17 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.

Tearle at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

17

Since 1972

18 years of records

Peak year

1972

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1972

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1989

Tearle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1972

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1972)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198919851972 7

Tearle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 59% of Tearle's all-time total
1970s71980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tearle?
17 babies have been named Tearle since 1972. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1972 with 7 births.
When was Tearle most popular?
Tearle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Tearle been used?
Tearle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 18 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Tearle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teagan, Teague, Teagen, Teal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–1989 (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.