Teyla
Girl · TAY-la · Modern
Teyla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Teyla mean?
Modern: modern coinage, like Tayla
Teyla Emmagan is a lead character in the science-fiction series Stargate Atlantis.
- Say it
- TAY-la
Is Teyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Teyla is a girls' name.
How popular is Teyla in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Teyla in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Teyla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
How popular is Teyla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the girls named Teyla in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Teyla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5,377 |
| 2008 | 31 | #4,760 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
Names like Teyla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isla Myla Lyra Layla Zara Lyla Safa Ava Orla Bella Luna Mila
Names related to Teyla
Tayla Twyla Tyla Tylah Teela Taela Telia Tyleah Tylia Taleya
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