Tejas
Boy · TAY-jas · Sanskrit
Tejas is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “brilliance, radiance”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
What does Tejas mean?
Sanskrit
“brilliance, radiance”
A Sanskrit word for fiery energy and radiance; it is also the name of an Indian-built light combat jet.
- Say it
- TAY-jas
Is Tejas a girl's or a boy's name?
Tejas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 43 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tejas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Tejas, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tejas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Tejas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Tejas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Tejas, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 77 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
2025 had more boys named Tejas than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Tejas in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tejas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3,360 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2018 | 47 | #2,634 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 51 | #2,456 |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,659 |
| 2013 | 77 | #1,850 |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,516 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,283 |
| 2010 | 72 | #1,939 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,049 |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,466 |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,504 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,395 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,098 |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,124 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,088 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,046 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
Names like Tejas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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