How Many People Are Named Teila?
An estimated 293 people in the United States have the first name Teila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Teila peaked in popularity in 1985 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Teila 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 Teila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
293
About 1 in 1,169,810 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1985
41 births
Total Registered
310
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Teila
Teila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 310 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Teila as a female name
Ranked #16,948 in 2006
6 female births in 2006
Peak: 1985 (41 births)
Teila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Teila span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 141 babies were registered. Teila has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Teila by Decade
How has Teila 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.
Teila by State
Teila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Teila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Teila
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Teila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teila?
We estimate approximately 293 people named Teila 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 1,169,810 Americans share this first name.
Is Teila a common name?
Teila is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 310 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Teila most popular?
Teila reached peak popularity in 1985, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Teila is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Teila a female name?
Teila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Teila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Teila Smith, Teila Johnson, Teila 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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