How Many People Are Named Tehillah?
An estimated 198 people in the United States have the first name Tehillah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Tehillah peaked in popularity in 2023 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tehillah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Tehillah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
198
About 1 in 1,731,083 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2023
24 births
Total Registered
200
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tehillah
Tehillah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 200 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tehillah as a female name
Ranked #8,351 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (24 births)
Tehillah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tehillah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 83 babies were registered. Tehillah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Tehillah by Decade
How has Tehillah 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.
Tehillah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tehillah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tehillah
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tehillah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tehillah?
We estimate approximately 198 people named Tehillah 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 1,731,083 Americans share this first name.
Is Tehillah a common name?
Tehillah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 200 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tehillah most popular?
Tehillah reached peak popularity in 2023, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tehillah is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Tehillah was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Tehillah a female name?
Tehillah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Tehillah have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Tehillah peaked in 2023, and the average living bearer is about 10 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Tehillah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tehillah Smith, Tehillah Johnson, Tehillah 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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