Recorded 1990–2006 Girls' name Peak 1998 57 births

Tekira — girls' name

57 babies named Tekira in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s20
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Tekira was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Tekira

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Tekira between 1990 and 2006, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tekira 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 Tekira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tekira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tekira 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 57 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.

Tekira at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

57

Since 1990

17 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1990

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2006

Tekira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1990

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 20062005200219991998199719931990 5

Tekira by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 65% of Tekira's all-time total
1990s372000s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tekira?
57 babies have been named Tekira since 1990. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Tekira most popular?
Tekira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Tekira been used?
Tekira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 17 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Tekira?
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, 1990–2006 (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.