Girls' name · since 1990
Tekira
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Tekira, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
57 girls have been named Tekira since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tekira has 57 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2006.
- #33,570 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 57 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tekira ranks #33,570 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #33,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tekira's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tekira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tekira's full recorded timeline at 1999, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tekira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2006
- Peak year (1998)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Tekira by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (37 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Tekira's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Tekira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 37 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Tekira's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2000s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Tekira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1990–2006 (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 Tekira 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.