Teena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TEE-nah
- Origin
- Greek
Teena is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Teena come from?
Greek: spelling of Tina, a short form of Christina and similar names
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Is Teena a girl's or a boy's name?
Teena is a girls' name.
How popular is Teena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1956, with 322 girls. It first appears in the records in 1928.
Half of all the girls named Teena in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
Teena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 35 | #3,153 |
| 1990 | 32 | #3,359 |
| 1989 | 47 | #2,437 |
| 1988 | 43 | #2,484 |
| 1987 | 43 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 51 | #2,078 |
| 1985 | 146 | #1,030 |
| 1984 | 71 | #1,583 |
| 1983 | 59 | #1,797 |
| 1982 | 92 | #1,345 |
| 1981 | 122 | #1,128 |
| 1980 | 58 | #1,863 |
| 1979 | 45 | #2,187 |
| 1978 | 42 | #2,191 |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,857 |
| 1976 | 60 | #1,638 |
| 1975 | 62 | #1,586 |
| 1974 | 106 | #1,094 |
| 1973 | 88 | #1,211 |
| 1972 | 100 | #1,111 |
| 1971 | 141 | #919 |
| 1970 | 102 | #1,140 |
| 1969 | 116 | #1,003 |
| 1968 | 133 | #893 |
| 1967 | 130 | #897 |
| 1966 | 156 | #790 |
| 1965 | 184 | #734 |
| 1964 | 194 | #748 |
| 1963 | 197 | #731 |
| 1962 | 245 | #646 |
| 1961 | 182 | #779 |
| 1960 | 221 | #686 |
| 1959 | 246 | #634 |
| 1958 | 273 | #600 |
| 1957 | 263 | #601 |
| 1956 | 322 | #521 |
| 1955 | 233 | #603 |
| 1954 | 108 | #925 |
| 1953 | 96 | #973 |
| 1952 | 97 | #945 |
| 1951 | 93 | #960 |
| 1950 | 56 | #1,233 |
| 1949 | 66 | #1,108 |
| 1948 | 58 | #1,184 |
| 1947 | 64 | #1,119 |
| 1946 | 52 | #1,191 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,331 |
| 1944 | 40 | #1,254 |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,663 |
| 1942 | 17 | #2,116 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 9 | #3,045 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
Names like Teena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teresa, Tara, Melissa, Christina, Darla, Lisa, Rebecca, Linda, Penny, Angela, Cassandra, Sandra
Names related to Teena
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Teena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/teena, updated 20 October 2026.