Tegh
Unisex · TAYG · Persian
Unisex
Tegh is a name of Persian origin, meaning “sword”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Tegh mean?
Persian: via Punjabi, from tegh, a blade
“sword”
Borne by Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, whose name means brave of the sword.
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Is Tegh a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Tegh has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 22 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 29 boys in the US.
How popular is Tegh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 126% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Tegh, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. 7 girls were also named Tegh in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Tegh of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Tegh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 24% of the babies named Tegh in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.
Tegh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Tegh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,756among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Tegh, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. It first appears in the records in 2014. 7 girls were also named Tegh in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Tegh of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Tegh in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tegh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
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