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Tehya

100% girls · 10 born in 2025

Tehya has been given to about 2,061 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 2,043
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tehya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 164
  • Born in 202510
  • All time2,061

How popular is Tehya?

Its best year was 1998, when 164 babies were given the name, ranking 1155th. The typical living American called Tehya is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Tehya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kenya0.70
  2. Tessa0.64
  3. Thea0.64
  4. Terra0.64
  5. Tonya0.62
  6. Tanya0.62
  7. Tera0.64
  8. Tena0.64

Middle names for Tehya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tehya Josephine0.84
  2. Tehya Rose0.83
  3. Tehya Louise0.83
  4. Tehya June0.82
  5. Tehya Pearl0.82
  6. Tehya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tehya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.85
  2. Alondrasister · 0.82
  3. Keatonbrother · 0.81
  4. Macysister · 0.81
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.81
  6. Brayanbrother · 0.81

Where Tehya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tehya White0.78
    2. Tehya Reyes0.78
    3. Tehya Nguyen0.78
    4. Tehya Moore0.78
    5. Tehya Lee0.78
    6. Tehya Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tehya

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.