Recorded 1910–2023 Unisex name Peak 1984 407 births

Tee — boys' name

407 babies named Tee in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s431920s541940s261950s171960s211970s541980s911990s532000s262010s62020s16
1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Tee was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tee in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tee

The Social Security Administration has registered 407 babies named Tee between 1910 and 2023, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tee currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Tee is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 51 additional births since 1928.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Tee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tee 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 407 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.

Tee at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

407

Since 1910

114 years of records

Peak year

1984

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1910

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tee popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1910

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1984)
12
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
468101214 202319981989198119721949192519171910 5

Tee popularity over time — girls

51 total births recorded since 1928 (Tee as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 51 births
4.555.566.577.5 198219791977197319631962195919401928 6

Tee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
91 births that decade — 22% of Tee's all-time total
1910s431920s541940s261950s171960s211970s541980s911990s532000s262010s62020s16

Tee by state

Where Tee concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.2%
Mississippi share of Tee's total US births 1.2%

5 of 407 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tee?
407 babies have been named Tee since 1910. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1984 with 12 births.
When was Tee most popular?
Tee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Tee most popular?
The top states for the name Tee are Mississippi (5 births).
Is Tee a unisex name?
Yes, Tee is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 407 births, and as a girl's name it has 51 births.
How long has the name Tee been used?
Tee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 114 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teegan, Teejay, Teegen, Teegun. 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, 1910–2023 (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.