Girls' name · since 1985
Tehila
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 937 babies named Tehila, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,420 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 937
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tehila currently ranks #3420 among girls' names in America, with 937 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tehila has been recorded 937 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #3420 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #7,859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,420 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 937 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tehila ranks #7,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,420 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 937 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,420 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 937
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tehila's 937 recorded births place it above 89.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Tehila compares
937 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tehila's all-time total is 149% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tehila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 937 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tehila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tehila's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tehila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Tehila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (300 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Tehila's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Tehila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
300 births
- 2020s
2020s
252 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 300 births (32% of all-time use).
How Tehila 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 Tehila's total volume
Tehila by state
Where Tehila concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 401 | 42.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 130 | 13.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 24 | 2.6% |
| #4 | California | | 11 | 1.2% |
401 of 937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tehila's data
- Tehila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (300 total births) through the 2020s (252) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tehilas (401 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Tehila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Tehila 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.