Recorded 1977–2023 Boys' name Peak 2000 146 births

Teejay — boys' name

146 babies named Teejay in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s201990s292000s292010s372020s25
2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Teejay was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Teejay in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teejay

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Teejay between 1977 and 2023, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Teejay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teejay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Teejay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teejay 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 146 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.

Teejay at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

146

Since 1977

47 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1977

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2023

Teejay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1977

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
4681012 20232019201420102002199619891977 6

Teejay by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
37 births that decade — 25% of Teejay's all-time total
1970s61980s201990s292000s292010s372020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teejay?
146 babies have been named Teejay since 1977. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Teejay most popular?
Teejay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Teejay been used?
Teejay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 47 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Teejay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teegan, Tee, 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, 1977–2023 (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.