How Many People Are Named Teja?
people named Teja are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 538,243 people in the US has this name
Based on 644 babies named Teja in Social Security records from 1978 to 2016, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
84 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of DOROTEJA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Teja, 88.7% were girls and 11.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1990s: 91% of the babies were girls then and 84.3% in the 2000s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Teja alive today is about 25 years old, and 81% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 28 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Teja first appears in the records in 1978 and was given most often in 2002, to 84 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2016.
Babies given the name each year, 1978 to 2016
🏆 Rank History
Teja has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,220, in 2002. Among boys, its best rank was #5,279, in 1999.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,220 (2002) | #5,279 (1999) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,714 in the 2000s | #10,248 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Teja alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Teja were born in California than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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