Girls' name · since 1987
Tekara
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Tekara, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tekara sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Tekara recorded 22 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2000.
- #45,052 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tekara ranks #45,052 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #45,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tekara's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tekara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tekara's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tekara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2000
- Peak year (1987)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Tekara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Tekara's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tekara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Tekara's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tekara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1987–2000 (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 Tekara 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.