Girls' name · since 1972
Tekela
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Tekela, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tekela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 121 have been recorded since 1972.
Tekela has 121 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1991.
- #25,069 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 121 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tekela ranks #25,069 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tekela's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Tekela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tekela splits its recorded history at 1982: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tekela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1991
- Peak year (1983)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tekela by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (65 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Tekela's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Tekela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 65 births (54% of all-time use).
Tekela by state
Where Tekela concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 121 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tekela's data
- Tekela's decade-level peak was the 1980s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Tekelas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tekela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1972–1991 (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 Tekela 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.