Total births
41
Boys' name · since 1997
Tejan
41 babies named Tejan in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 41
- total births
- 1997–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
Tejan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 41 recorded since 1997.
Tejan has 41 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2011.
- 41 total births
- 1997–2011 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
41 boys have been named Tejan since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.
- 41
- total births
- 1997–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Tejan was born in this single decade.
1997
Single peak year
7 babies were named Tejan in 1997 - its busiest year on record.
Tejan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tejan's full recorded timeline at 2003, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tejan at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Tejan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2011
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Tejan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tejan's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Tejan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tejan? ▼
Tejan has been given to 41 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 7 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
When was Tejan most popular? ▼
Tejan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Tejan been used? ▼
Records for Tejan go back to 1997, giving 15 years of history through 2011.
What names are similar to Tejan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tejas, Tej, Tejon, Tejay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Tejan's data
- Tejan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tejan
Nearby Names Like Tejan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tejan
Tejas Boy
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Tej Boy
#6304 703 births
Tejon Boy
171 births
Tejay Boy
168 births
Teja Boy
73 births
Compare Tejan side by side: Tejan vs Tejas Tejan vs Tej Tejan vs Tejon
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tejan: Baby Name Since 1997 - 41 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tejan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tejan 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 July 2026.