Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2007
Tehilah
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Tehilah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16628
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2007
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Tehilah is the #16628 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 16 recorded since 2007.
Tehilah has 16 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16628 as of the latest data, more common than 6% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2024.
- #16628 among girls today
- 16 born since 2007
- 2000s peak decade
- 6% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Tehilah is currently the #16628 girls' name in America, more common than 6% of girls - 16 born since 2007, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16628
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2007
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
Tehilah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16628
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 6% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Tehilah was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
6 babies were named Tehilah in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
How Tehilah compares
16 6th percentile among 17,726 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
Tehilah's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tehilah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Tehilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tehilah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tehilah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2007
Current rank
#16,628
Active since
2007
Tehilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Tehilah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tehilah's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Tehilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tehilah? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 16 babies named Tehilah. Today it holds rank #16628 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 6 births.
When was Tehilah most popular? ▼
Tehilah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Tehilah been used? ▼
Tehilah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tehilah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tehya, Tehila, Tehilla, Tehani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Tehilah's data
- Tehilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tehilah
Nearby Names Like Tehilah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tehilah
Tehya Girl
#8625 2,061 births
Tehila Girl
#3721 937 births
Tehilla Girl
#4843 600 births
Tehani Girl
#7361 588 births
Tehillah Girl
#7802 225 births
Compare Tehilah side by side: Tehilah vs Tehya Tehilah vs Tehila Tehilah vs Tehilla
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tehilah
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2007–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tehilah: #16628 Girls' Name - 16 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tehilah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tehilah 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 June 2026.