Girls' name · since 1948
Teela
Teela has 841 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 841
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
841 girls have been named Teela since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Teela recorded 841 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2022.
- #8,468 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 841 born since 1948
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teela ranks #8,468 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 841 born since 1948, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 841
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Teela's 841 recorded births place it above 88.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Teela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Teela splits its recorded history at 1989: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 175 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Teela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2022
- Peak year (1984)
- 175
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Teela by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (509 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Teela's strongest decade.
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Teela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
509 births
- 1990s 116
1990s
116 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 509 births (61% of all-time use).
How Teela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Teela's total volume
Teela by state
Where Teela concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 23 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 22 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.4% |
37 of 841 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Teela appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Teela's data
- Teela's decade-level peak was the 1980s (509 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Teelas (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teela: 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 (~74 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, 1948–2022 (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 Teela 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.