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Girl name

Teka

100% girls · last recorded 1994

Teka has been given to about 236 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 226
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Teka per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1981 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time236

How popular is Teka?

Its best year was 1981, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 4944th. The typical living American called Teka is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Teka

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tera0.75
  2. Tena0.75
  3. Tessa0.72
  4. Terra0.72
  5. Tameka0.70
  6. Teena0.67
  7. Treva0.64
  8. Theda0.64

Middle names for Teka

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

Sibling names for Teka

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.62
  2. Aprilsister · 0.60
  3. Melissasister · 0.60
  4. Jamieeither · 0.58
  5. Jasonbrother · 0.57
  6. Jeremybrother · 0.57

Where Teka is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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