Girls' name · since 1996

Tekayla

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.

#33,156 of 72,339
all-time among girls
59
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Tekayla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 59 have been recorded since 1996.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tekayla has been recorded 59 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1996 to 2006.

  • #33,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 59 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tekayla ranks #33,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#33,156 of 72,339
all-time among girls
59
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tekayla's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tekayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Tekayla's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Tekayla popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4681012 199619981999200020012002200320052006 5

Tekayla by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (35 births, 59% of the file).

2000s was Tekayla's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Tekayla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tekayla? ▼
Tekayla has been given to 59 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,156 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 11 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
Where does Tekayla sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tekayla ranks #33,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Keep exploring Tekayla

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tekayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2006 (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 Tekayla 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.