How Many People Are Named Teela?
An estimated 790 people in the United States have the first name Teela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Teela peaked in popularity in 1984 with 175 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Teela 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 Teela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
790
About 1 in 433,866 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1984
175 births
Total Registered
841
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Teela
Teela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 841 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Teela as a female name
Ranked #12,139 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 1984 (175 births)
Teela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Teela span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 509 babies were registered. Teela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Teela by Decade
How has Teela 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.
Teela by State
Birth registrations for Teela span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, South Carolina, Pennsylvania. On average, about 13 Teelas were registered per state.
Teela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Teela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Teela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teela?
We estimate approximately 790 people named Teela 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 433,866 Americans share this first name.
Is Teela a common name?
Teela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 841 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Teela most popular?
Teela reached peak popularity in 1984, when 175 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Teela is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Teela a female name?
Teela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Teela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Teela Smith, Teela Johnson, Teela 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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