Recorded 1982–2001 Girls' name Peak 1982 17 births

Teisa — girls' name

17 babies named Teisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s122000s5
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Teisa was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

6 babies were named Teisa in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Teisa between 1982 and 2001, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teisa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Teisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Teisa at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

17

Since 1982

20 years of records

Peak year

1982

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1982

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2001

Teisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1982

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 200119831982 6

Teisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 71% of Teisa's all-time total
1980s122000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teisa?
17 babies have been named Teisa since 1982. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
When was Teisa most popular?
Teisa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Teisa been used?
Teisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 20 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Teisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teigan, Teisha, Teia, Teigen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.