How Many People Are Named Tej?
An estimated 681 people in the United States have the first name Tej. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Tej peaked in popularity in 2011 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tej 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 Tej paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
681
About 1 in 503,310 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2011
33 births
Total Registered
689
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tej
Tej is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 689 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tej as a male name
Ranked #6,408 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (33 births)
Tej: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tej span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 254 babies were registered. While Tej is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tej by Decade
How has Tej 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.
Tej by State
Birth registrations for Tej span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in New York, Illinois, Texas. On average, about 18 Tejs were registered per state.
Tej + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tej as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tej
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tej: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tej?
We estimate approximately 681 people named Tej 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 503,310 Americans share this first name.
Is Tej a common name?
Tej is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 689 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tej most popular?
Tej reached peak popularity in 2011, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tej is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tej a male name?
Tej is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tej Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tej Smith, Tej Johnson, Tej 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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