How Many People Are Named Teal?
An estimated 1,769 people in the United States have the first name Teal. It is used for both genders, with 84.6% female. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Teal peaked in popularity in 1994 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Teal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Teal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,769
About 1 in 193,756 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
84.6% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1994
71 births
Total Registered
1,880
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Teal
Teal is predominantly female (84.6%), though 289 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Teal as a male name
Ranked #7,662 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (16 births)
Teal as a female name
Ranked #6,588 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (66 births)
Teal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Teal span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 515 babies were registered. While Teal is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Teal by Decade
How has Teal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Teal by State
Birth registrations for Teal span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Michigan, Arizona, Montana. On average, about 28 Teals were registered per state.
Teal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Teal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Teal
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Teal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teal?
We estimate approximately 1,769 people named Teal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 193,756 Americans share this first name.
Is Teal a common name?
Teal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,880 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Teal most popular?
Teal reached peak popularity in 1994, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Teal is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Teal a female name?
Teal is predominantly female. 84.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Teal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Teal Smith, Teal Johnson, Teal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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