Boys' name · since 1983
Tej
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 703 babies named Tej, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,577 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 703
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
703 babies have been named Tej since 1983, making it today's #6577 boys' name.
Tej has 703 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6577 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #6,427 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,577 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 703 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tej ranks #6,427 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,577 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 703 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,577 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 703
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tej's 703 recorded births place it above 85.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tej compares
703 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Tej's all-time total is 91% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tej | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 703 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tej's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tej splits its recorded history at 2006: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tej popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Tej by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (254 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Tej's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tej births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s
2010s
254 births
- 2020s
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 254 births (36% of all-time use).
How Tej compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tej's total volume
Tej by state
Where Tej concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 18 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
53 of 703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tej's data
- Tej's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (254 total births) through the 2020s (107) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tejs (53 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tej: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Tej 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.