Recorded 1964–1994 Girls' name Peak 1981 236 births

Teka — girls' name

236 babies named Teka in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s261970s871980s931990s30
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Teka was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

15 babies were named Teka in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teka

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Teka between 1964 and 1994, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Teka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teka 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 236 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.

Teka at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

236

Since 1964

31 years of records

Peak year

1981

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1964

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1994

Teka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1964

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1981)
15
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 19941989198519811977197319681964 5

Teka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
93 births that decade — 39% of Teka's all-time total
1960s261970s871980s931990s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teka?
236 babies have been named Teka since 1964. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1981 with 15 births.
When was Teka most popular?
Teka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Teka been used?
Teka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 31 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Teka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tekla, Tekia, Tekisha, Tekesha, and 4 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, 1964–1994 (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.