How Many People Are Named Tehya?
An estimated 2,017 people in the United States have the first name Tehya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Tehya peaked in popularity in 1998 with 164 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tehya 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 Tehya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,017
About 1 in 169,933 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1998
164 births
Total Registered
2,051
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tehya
Tehya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,051 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tehya as a female name
Ranked #8,875 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (164 births)
Tehya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tehya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,024 babies were registered. Tehya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tehya by Decade
How has Tehya 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.
Tehya by State
Birth registrations for Tehya span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Oregon. The lowest are in South Dakota, Oklahoma, Missouri. On average, about 31 Tehyas were registered per state.
Tehya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tehya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tehya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tehya?
We estimate approximately 2,017 people named Tehya 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 169,933 Americans share this first name.
Is Tehya a common name?
Tehya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,051 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tehya most popular?
Tehya reached peak popularity in 1998, when 164 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tehya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tehya a female name?
Tehya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tehya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tehya Smith, Tehya Johnson, Tehya 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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