Recorded 1974–1981 Girls' name Peak 1981 12 births

Tekoah — girls' name

12 babies named Tekoah in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s7
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Tekoah was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tekoah in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tekoah

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Tekoah between 1974 and 1981, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tekoah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tekoah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tekoah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tekoah 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 12 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.

Tekoah at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

12

Since 1974

8 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1974

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1981

Tekoah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1974

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19811974 5

Tekoah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 58% of Tekoah's all-time total
1970s51980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tekoah?
12 babies have been named Tekoah since 1974. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Tekoah most popular?
Tekoah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Tekoah been used?
Tekoah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 8 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Tekoah?
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, 1974–1981 (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.