Recorded 1958–2005 Girls' name Peak 1980 840 births

Tequilla — girls' name

840 babies named Tequilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s91960s101970s2281980s3661990s2112000s16
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Tequilla was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

51 babies were named Tequilla in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tequilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 840 babies named Tequilla between 1958 and 2005, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tequilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tequilla performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 366 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tequilla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tequilla in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tequilla 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 840 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.

Tequilla at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

840

Since 1958

48 years of records

Peak year

1980

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1958

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2005

Tequilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1958

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1980)
51
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0204060 20051997199219871982197719721958 9

Tequilla by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
366 births that decade — 44% of Tequilla's all-time total
1950s91960s101970s2281980s3661990s2112000s16

Tequilla by state

Where Tequilla concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Tequilla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
63 7.5%
#2 Georgia
49 5.8%
#3 Illinois
40 4.8%
#4 Tennessee
17 2.0%
#5 North Carolina
12 1.4%
#6 Mississippi
5 0.6%
Florida share of Tequilla's total US births 7.5%
Even split

63 of 840 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tequilla?
840 babies have been named Tequilla since 1958. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1980 with 51 births.
When was Tequilla most popular?
Tequilla was most popular in the 1980s decade with 366 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Tequilla most popular?
The top states for the name Tequilla are Florida (63 births), Georgia (49 births), Illinois (40 births).
How long has the name Tequilla been used?
Tequilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 48 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Tequilla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tequila, Tequita, Tequisha, Tequlia, 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, 1958–2005 (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.