How Many People Are Named Teja?
An estimated 630 people in the United States have the first name Teja. It is used for both genders, with 88.7% female. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Teja peaked in popularity in 2002 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Teja 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 Teja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
630
About 1 in 544,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
88.7% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2002
84 births
Total Registered
644
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Teja
Teja is predominantly female (88.7%), though 73 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Teja as a male name
Ranked #14,275 in 2009
5 male births in 2009
Peak: 1999 (13 births)
Teja as a female name
Ranked #18,620 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 2002 (75 births)
Teja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Teja span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 338 babies were registered. Teja has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Teja by Decade
How has Teja 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.
Teja by State
Birth registrations for Teja span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, Texas, New Mexico. On average, about 7 Tejas were registered per state.
Teja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Teja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Teja
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Teja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teja?
We estimate approximately 630 people named Teja 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 544,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Teja a common name?
Teja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 644 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Teja most popular?
Teja reached peak popularity in 2002, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Teja is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Teja a female name?
Teja is predominantly female. 88.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Teja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Teja Smith, Teja Johnson, Teja 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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