Is Teja a boy or girl name?

Teja is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 644 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 88.7% were girls and 11.3% were boys.

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Teja

Recorded 1978–2016 · United States

Teja was most popular in 2002, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,487 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 644 people named Teja.

Teja over time

Births per year. The dot marks Teja’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Teja a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Teja is mostly a girl’s name — 88.7% of the 644 Americans given it were girls and 11.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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