Boys' name · since 1992
Tejon
171 babies named Tejon in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 171
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
171 boys have been named Tejon since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tejon has been recorded 171 times among boys since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2011.
- #13,924 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 171 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tejon ranks #13,924 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 171
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tejon's 171 recorded births place it above 69.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tejon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tejon splits its recorded history at 2001: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tejon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2011
- Peak year (2004)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tejon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (112 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Tejon's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Tejon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (65% of all-time use).
Tejon by state
Where Tejon concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 6.4% |
11 of 171 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tejon's data
- Tejon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tejons (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tejon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1992–2011 (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 Tejon 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.