Recorded 1992–2007 Girls' name Peak 1999 97 births

Tejah — girls' name

97 babies named Tejah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s402000s57
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Tejah was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tejah in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tejah

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Tejah between 1992 and 2007, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tejah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tejah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tejah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tejah 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 97 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.

Tejah at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

97

Since 1992

16 years of records

Peak year

1999

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1992

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tejah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1992

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1999)
16
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 20072005200420032002200120001999199819971992 5

Tejah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
57 births that decade — 59% of Tejah's all-time total
1990s402000s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tejah?
97 babies have been named Tejah since 1992. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1999 with 16 births.
When was Tejah most popular?
Tejah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Tejah been used?
Tejah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 16 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Tejah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teja, Tejal, Tejasvi, Tejuana, and 1 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, 1992–2007 (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.