Is Teal a boy or girl name?

Teal is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,906 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 84.2% were girls and 15.8% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Teal

Recorded 1957–2025 · United States

Teal was most popular in 1994, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,259 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,906 people named Teal.

Teal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Teal’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Teal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Teal is mostly a girl’s name — 84.2% of the 1,906 Americans given it were girls and 15.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 66% girls and 34% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Teal

Where Teal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org