Girls' name · since 1958
Tequila
2,134 babies named Tequila in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,514 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,134
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,134 girls have been named Tequila since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tequila has 2,134 recorded births among girls since 1958, 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 1958 to 2016.
- #4,514 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,134 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tequila ranks #4,514 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,134 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,514 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,134
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tequila's 2,134 recorded births place it above 93.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Tequila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tequila splits its recorded history at 1988: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 128 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tequila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2016
- Peak year (1977)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Tequila by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (850 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Tequila's strongest decade.
850 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tequila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
555 births
- 1980s
1980s
850 births
- 1990s
1990s
563 births
- 2000s 96
2000s
96 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 850 births (40% of all-time use).
How Tequila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tequila's total volume
Tequila by state
Where Tequila concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 186 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 174 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 137 | 6.4% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 60 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 55 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 55 | 2.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 54 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 53 | 2.5% |
186 of 2,134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Tequila appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tequila's data
- Tequila's decade-level peak was the 1980s (850 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tequilas (186 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Tequila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1958–2016 (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 Tequila 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.