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Girl name

Tequila

/təˈkilə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2016

Tequila has been given to about 2,134 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/təˈkilə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,070
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tequila per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 128
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,134

How popular is Tequila?

Its best year was 1977, when 128 babies were given the name, ranking 1041st. The typical living American called Tequila is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Tequila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leila0.64
  2. Keila0.64
  3. Twila0.60
  4. Kaila0.57
  5. Leyla0.57
  6. Keyla0.57
  7. Eula0.56
  8. Makaila0.57

Middle names for Tequila

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tequila Rose0.85
  2. Tequila Louise0.85
  3. Tequila June0.84
  4. Tequila Pearl0.84
  5. Tequila Quinn0.84
  6. Tequila Nell0.84

Sibling names for Tequila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.73
  2. Jaimeeither · 0.73
  3. Meredithsister · 0.72
  4. Bethanysister · 0.71
  5. Coreybrother · 0.71
  6. Caseyeither · 0.70

Where Tequila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tequila White0.80
    2. Tequila Reyes0.80
    3. Tequila Nguyen0.80
    4. Tequila Moore0.80
    5. Tequila Lee0.80
    6. Tequila Hill0.80

    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 Tequila

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

    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.