Teja
Girl · TAY-yah
Teja is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Teja come from?
A Slovene name; also an Indian name from Sanskrit tejas 'radiance'
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Is Teja a girl's or a boy's name?
Teja is a girls' name.
How popular is Teja in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 32 girls.
Half of all the girls named Teja in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Teja in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,711 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,498 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,160 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,402 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,205 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,379 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Teja in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 75 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Teja in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2003, 87% of the babies named Teja in the US were girls.
Teja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 38 | #3,744 |
| 2003 | 48 | #3,082 |
| 2002 | 75 | #2,196 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 33 | #3,570 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
Names like Teja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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