Teal
Teal is an English surname and a given name which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Teal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teal is an English surname and a given name which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Teal
As a girl name
Teal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1957, with 14 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 66 births, good for #2,079 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Teals. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,455 among girl names with 18 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 2K Teals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Teal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1965, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 16 births, good for #5,538 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Teals. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,222 among boy names with 10 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 309 Teals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Teal
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Teal. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Teal
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About the name Teal
Teal is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Teal's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,955. Use the chart and map above to compare Teal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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