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Unisex name

Tekoa

44% girls, 56% boys · 31 born in 2025

Tekoa has been given to about 342 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 326
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tekoa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 31
  • Born in 202531
  • All time342

How popular is Tekoa?

Its best year was 2025, when 31 babies were given the name. The typical living American called Tekoa is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Tekoa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Koa0.65
  2. Tessa0.59
  3. Terra0.59
  4. Tera0.59
  5. Tena0.59
  6. Teena0.59
  7. Teresa0.52
  8. Thelma0.52

Middle names for Tekoa

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

Sibling names for Tekoa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.80
  2. Alarasister · 0.79
  3. Romysister · 0.79
  4. Kiyomisister · 0.79
  5. Bryerbrother · 0.78
  6. Jasielbrother · 0.78

Where Tekoa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

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

Tekoa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.