Tej
Boy · TEJ · Sanskrit
Tej is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “radiance; brilliance”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Tej mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit tejas
“radiance; brilliance”
Tejas is the fiery radiance or vigour that Hindu texts attribute to gods and sages.
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Is Tej a girl's or a boy's name?
Tej is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tej in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Tej, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tej in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Tej in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Tej in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Tej, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Tej than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Tej in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tej in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,804 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,305 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
Names like Tej
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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