Girls' name · since 1975
Tekia
Tekia has 377 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 377
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
377 girls have been named Tekia since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tekia has been recorded 377 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2006.
- #14,025 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 377 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tekia ranks #14,025 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 377 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 377
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tekia's 377 recorded births place it above 80.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Tekia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tekia's full recorded timeline at 1989, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tekia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2006
- Peak year (1985)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Tekia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (161 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Tekia's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tekia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
161 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 161 births (43% of all-time use).
Tekia by state
Where Tekia concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
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What to do with Tekia's data
- Tekia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Tekias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tekia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1975–2006 (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 Tekia 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.