Unisex name · since 1910
Tee
Tee has 407 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 407
- born since 1910
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tee is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 407 have been recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tee has been recorded 407 times among boys since 1910, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1910 to 2023.
- #8,928 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 407 born since 1910
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tee ranks #8,928 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 407 born since 1910, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 407
- born since 1910
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tee's 407 recorded births place it above 80.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Tee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tee splits its recorded history at 1976: 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 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2023
- Peak year (1984)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Tee popularity over time - girls
51 total births recorded since 1928 (Tee as girls' name)
Tee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (91 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Tee's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Tee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
43 births
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 91 births (22% of all-time use).
Tee by state
Where Tee concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 407 births nationwide.
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- Tee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Tees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1910–2023 (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 Tee 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.