Boys' name · since 2005
Tei
11 babies named Tei in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Tei since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tei has been recorded 11 times among boys since 2005, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2007.
- #34,158 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tei ranks #34,158 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #34,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tei's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tei's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2007
- Peak year (2007)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Tei by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Tei's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Tei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~2 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, 2005–2007 (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 Tei 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.