Girls' name · since 2004
Teyla
Teyla has 319 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 319
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Teyla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 319 have been recorded since 2004.
Teyla has 319 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2024.
- #15,422 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 319 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teyla ranks #15,422 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 319 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 319
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Teyla's 319 recorded births place it above 78.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Teyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teyla's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Teyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (161 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Teyla's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Teyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 161 births (50% of all-time use).
Teyla by state
Where Teyla concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 2.5% |
8 of 319 births nationwide.
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- Teyla's decade-level peak was the 2010s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Teylas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Teyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2004–2024 (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 Teyla 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.