Girls' name · since 1958
Tequilla
Tequilla has 840 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 840
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
840 girls have been named Tequilla since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tequilla has been recorded 840 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2005.
- #8,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 840 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tequilla ranks #8,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 840 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 840
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tequilla's 840 recorded births place it above 88.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Tequilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tequilla's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tequilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2005
- Peak year (1980)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Tequilla by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (366 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Tequilla's strongest decade.
366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Tequilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 9
1950s
9 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
228 births
- 1980s
1980s
366 births
- 1990s
1990s
211 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 366 births (44% of all-time use).
How Tequilla 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 Tequilla's total volume
Tequilla by state
Where Tequilla concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| 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% |
63 of 840 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tequilla's data
- Tequilla's decade-level peak was the 1980s (366 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tequillas (63 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tequilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1958–2005 (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 Tequilla 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.