Girls' name · since 1928
Teena
Teena has 5,746 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,746
- born since 1928
- 1950s
- peak decade
Teena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5,746 have been recorded since 1928.
Teena has 5,746 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2014.
- #2,344 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,746 born since 1928
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teena ranks #2,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,746 born since 1928, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,746
- born since 1928
- 1950s
- peak decade
Teena's 5,746 recorded births place it above 96.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Teena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Teena's full recorded timeline at 1974, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 322 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Teena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2014
- Peak year (1956)
- 322
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Teena by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,787 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Teena's strongest decade.
1,787 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Teena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 368
1940s
368 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,787 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,758 births
- 1970s
1970s
800 births
- 1980s
1980s
732 births
- 1990s 201
1990s
201 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,787 births (31% of all-time use).
How Teena 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 Teena's total volume
Teena by state
Where Teena concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 400 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 387 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 248 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 237 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 207 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 186 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 180 | 3.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 162 | 2.8% |
400 of 5,746 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Teena appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Teena's data
- Teena's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,787 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Teenas (400 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1928–2014 (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 Teena 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.