How Many People Are Named Tekia?
An estimated 357 people in the United States have the first name Tekia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Tekia peaked in popularity in 1985 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tekia 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 Tekia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
357
About 1 in 960,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1985
23 births
Total Registered
377
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tekia
Tekia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 377 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tekia as a female name
Ranked #16,950 in 2006
6 female births in 2006
Peak: 1985 (23 births)
Tekia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tekia span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 161 babies were registered. Tekia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tekia by Decade
How has Tekia 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.
Tekia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tekia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tekia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tekia?
We estimate approximately 357 people named Tekia 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 960,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Tekia a common name?
Tekia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 377 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tekia most popular?
Tekia reached peak popularity in 1985, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tekia is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tekia a female name?
Tekia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tekia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tekia Smith, Tekia Johnson, Tekia 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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