How Many People Are Named Tekla?
An estimated 201 people in the United States have the first name Tekla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Tekla peaked in popularity in 1916 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tekla 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 Tekla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
201
About 1 in 1,705,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1916
16 births
Total Registered
461
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tekla
Tekla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 461 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tekla as a female name
Ranked #13,442 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1916 (16 births)
Tekla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tekla span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 103 babies were registered. Tekla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tekla by Decade
How has Tekla 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.
Tekla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tekla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tekla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tekla?
We estimate approximately 201 people named Tekla 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 1,705,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Tekla a common name?
Tekla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 461 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tekla most popular?
Tekla reached peak popularity in 1916, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tekla is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tekla a female name?
Tekla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tekla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tekla Smith, Tekla Johnson, Tekla 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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