Girls' name · since 1972
Tejal
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 299 babies named Tejal, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 299
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tejal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 299 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Tejal recorded 299 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2012.
- #15,943 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 299 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tejal ranks #15,943 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 299 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 299
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tejal's 299 recorded births place it above 77.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Tejal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tejal's full recorded timeline at 1989, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tejal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2012
- Peak year (1983)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Tejal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (109 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Tejal's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tejal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 109 births (36% of all-time use).
Tejal by state
Where Tejal concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 299 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tejal's data
- Tejal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Tejals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tejal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1972–2012 (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 Tejal 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.