Unisex name · since 1971
Teva
144 babies named Teva in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Teva is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 144 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Teva recorded 144 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2024.
- #23,238 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 144 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teva ranks #23,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Teva's 144 recorded births place it above 67.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Teva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teva's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teva popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2024
- Peak year (1976)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Teva popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1996 (Teva as boys' name)
Teva by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (39 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Teva's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Teva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 39 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Teva's data
- Teva's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1971–2024 (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 Teva 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.