Teilo
Boy · TAY-loh · Welsh
Teilo is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Teilo mean?
Welsh: name of a Welsh saint
St Teilo was a 6th-century Welsh bishop; the town of Llandeilo takes its name from his church.
- Say it
- TAY-loh
Is Teilo a girl's or a boy's name?
Teilo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Teilo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Teilo, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Teilo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Teilo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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