Recorded 1996–2006 Girls' name Peak 1998 59 births

Tekayla — girls' name

59 babies named Tekayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s35
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Tekayla was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tekayla in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tekayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Tekayla between 1996 and 2006, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tekayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tekayla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tekayla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tekayla 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 59 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.

Tekayla at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

59

Since 1996

11 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1996

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2006

Tekayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1996

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 200620052003200220012000199919981996 6

Tekayla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
35 births that decade — 59% of Tekayla's all-time total
1990s242000s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tekayla?
59 babies have been named Tekayla since 1996. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Tekayla most popular?
Tekayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Tekayla been used?
Tekayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 11 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Tekayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tekla, Tekia, Tekisha, Teka, 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, 1996–2006 (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.