Recorded 1972–2012 Girls' name Peak 1983 299 births

Tejal — girls' name

299 babies named Tejal in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s601980s1091990s642000s502010s16
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tejal was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

20 babies were named Tejal in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tejal

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Tejal between 1972 and 2012, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tejal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tejal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tejal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tejal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tejal 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 299 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.

Tejal at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

299

Since 1972

41 years of records

Peak year

1983

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1972

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2012

Tejal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1972

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1983)
20
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Tejal by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
109 births that decade — 36% of Tejal's all-time total
1970s601980s1091990s642000s502010s16

Tejal by state

Where Tejal concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tejal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 1.7%
New Jersey share of Tejal's total US births 1.7%

5 of 299 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tejal?
299 babies have been named Tejal since 1972. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1983 with 20 births.
When was Tejal most popular?
Tejal was most popular in the 1980s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Tejal most popular?
The top states for the name Tejal are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Tejal been used?
Tejal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 41 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Tejal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teja, Tejasvi, Tejah, 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, 1972–2012 (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.