How Many People Are Named Tekoa?
people named Tekoa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,017,216 people in the US has this name
Based on 342 babies named Tekoa in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
31 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly means either "stockade" or "horn, trumpet" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a both a city and a son of Ashhur.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tekoa, 43.3% were girls and 56.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tekoa alive today is about 20 years old, and 68% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tekoa first appears in the records in 1972, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 31 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tekoa has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,647, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #3,647. Among girls, its best rank was #5,533, in 1978.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,647 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,647 (2025) | #5,533 (1978) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,642 in the 2020s | #8,548 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tekoa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tekoa were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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