Girls' name · since 1989
Tehya
Tehya has 2,061 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,690 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,061
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,061 babies have been named Tehya since 1989, making it today's #9690 girls' name.
Tehya has 2,061 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9690 as of the latest data, more common than 44% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #4,621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,690 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,061 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tehya ranks #4,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,690 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,061 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,690 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,061
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tehya's 2,061 recorded births place it above 93.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tehya compares
2,061 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Tehya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tehya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,061 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 164 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tehya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tehya splits its recorded history at 2008: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 164 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tehya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 164
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Tehya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,024 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Tehya's strongest decade.
1,024 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tehya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
534 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,024 births
- 2010s
2010s
420 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,024 births (50% of all-time use).
How Tehya 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 Tehya's total volume
Tehya by state
Where Tehya concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 210 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 55 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Oregon | | 48 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Washington | | 46 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 39 | 1.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 39 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Hawaii | | 35 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 31 | 1.5% |
210 of 2,061 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Tehya appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tehya's data
- Tehya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,024 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tehyas (210 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 Tehya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Tehya 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.