Teyah
Variant spelling of the Hebrew name Taya, meaning "wanderer" or "traveler".
Name Census estimates that about 347 living Americans carry the first name Teyah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Teyah today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Teyah births was 1999 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Teyah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Teyah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
347
~ 1 in 987,765 Americans
Peak year
1999
23 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2022 SSA rank
#15,127
Tracked since 1996
Census
Teyah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 357 people with the first name Teyah, which placed it at #26,204 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,204
National first-name rank
People counted
357
357 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
31.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Teyah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Teyah is White at 31.4%. The next largest groups are Black (29.4%) and Hispanic (16.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Teyah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Teyah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White31.4% · 112
- Black or African American29.4% · 105
- Hispanic or Latino16.2% · 58
- Two or more races13.7% · 49
- American Indian and Alaska Native6.2% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 11
Popularity
Teyah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Teyah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 179 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Teyah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Teyah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Teyah
The name Teyah is a relatively modern invention, likely originating in the late 20th or early 21st century. It does not have a clear linguistic root or cultural origin, but may be inspired by other names like Tia, Teya, or Thea. As a newly created name, it lacks a deep historical background or mentions in ancient texts or scriptures.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Teyah was Teyah Hayden, an American singer and songwriter born in 1984. She released her debut album "Bloom" in 2010 and has been active in the music industry since then.
Another notable figure named Teyah is Teyah Munir, a Pakistani-Canadian actress and model born in 1996. She has appeared in several television shows and films, including the 2021 movie "Breakthrough."
In sports, Teyah Landers is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) competition. She was born in 1998 and has been part of Richmond's team since the league's inception in 2017.
Teyah Rackish is an American entrepreneur and social media influencer born in 1991. She is known for her lifestyle and fashion content on platforms like Instagram and YouTube.
Teyah Wilkinson is a British artist and illustrator who gained recognition for her vibrant and colorful artwork. She was born in 1989 and has exhibited her work in several galleries across the United Kingdom.
While these are some of the earliest and most notable individuals with the name Teyah, it is a relatively uncommon name, and its usage is likely to evolve and change over time as it gains or loses popularity.
People
Teyah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Teyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Teyah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teyah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 347 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Teyah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 987,765 US residents.
Is Teyah a common name?
We classify Teyah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 352 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Teyah most popular?
The single biggest year for Teyah was 1999, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Teyah is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Teyah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 357 people with the name Teyah, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,204 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Teyah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Teyah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Teyah appears almost entirely female. Of the 354 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Teyah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Teyah is White at 31.4%. The next largest groups are Black (29.4%) and Hispanic (16.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Teyah most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Teyah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 31.4% (112 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Teyah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Teyah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Teyah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Teyah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Teyah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Teyah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Teyah?
Find out how many people share the name Teyah on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.