Recorded 1972–1981 Girls' name Peak 1976 23 births

Tejuana — girls' name

23 babies named Tejuana in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s6
1970s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Tejuana was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tejuana in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tejuana

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Tejuana between 1972 and 1981, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tejuana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tejuana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tejuana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tejuana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tejuana 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 23 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.

Tejuana at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

23

Since 1972

10 years of records

Peak year

1976

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1972

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1981

Tejuana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1972

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
567891011 198119761972 7

Tejuana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 74% of Tejuana's all-time total
1970s171980s6

Tejuana by state

Where Tejuana concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tejuana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 21.7%
Texas share of Tejuana's total US births 21.7%

5 of 23 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tejuana?
23 babies have been named Tejuana since 1972. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1976 with 10 births.
When was Tejuana most popular?
Tejuana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Tejuana most popular?
The top states for the name Tejuana are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tejuana been used?
Tejuana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 10 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Tejuana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teja, Tejal, Tejasvi, Tejah, 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, 1972–1981 (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.