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Girl name

Teyla

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Teyla has been given to about 319 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 317
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Teyla per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 31
  • Born in 20250
  • All time319

How popular is Teyla?

Its best year was 2008, when 31 babies were given the name, ranking 4867th. The typical living American called Teyla is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Teyla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leyla0.85
  2. Keyla0.85
  3. Leila0.76
  4. Twyla0.78
  5. Tayla0.78
  6. Keila0.76
  7. Sheyla0.75
  8. Stella0.71

Middle names for Teyla

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

Sibling names for Teyla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Janiyahsister · 0.78
  2. Yarelisister · 0.77
  3. Mileysister · 0.77
  4. Maddeneither · 0.77
  5. Fisherbrother · 0.77
  6. Bodebrother · 0.76

Where Teyla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.