Teal Name Popularity and Statistics

Teal is used for both girls and boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,906
First Year on Record1957

Teal popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Girls13#7,885
2025Boys13#6,446
2024Girls18#6,394
2024Boys11#7,257
2023Girls19#6,169
2023Boys10#7,738
2022Girls24#5,309
2022Boys8#8,990
2021Girls23#5,398
2021Boys16#5,562
2020Girls20#5,850
2020Boys9#8,067
2019Girls20#5,986
2019Boys7#9,756
2018Girls21#5,785
2018Boys16#5,540
2017Girls15#7,442
2017Boys9#8,140
2016Girls17#6,901
2015Girls24#5,458
2015Boys9#8,040
2014Girls21#5,993
2014Boys5#12,108
2013Girls17#7,031

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

1994 · Girls

66 recorded births and rank #2,079.

1991 · Girls

64 recorded births and rank #2,092.

1990 · Girls

57 recorded births and rank #2,234.

1992 · Girls

56 recorded births and rank #2,318.

Where Teal ranked highest in 2022

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

StateRankRecorded births
CA#2,5947

View the complete state-by-state table for Teal