Unisex · #6,477 in 2026

Tegh

Tegh is a village and the center of the Tegh Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Current Rank
#6,477
Peak Rank
#5,633 (2022)
Total Babies
141
5-Yr Trend
+16%
👧 Girl peak #12,237 (17 total)
👦 Boy peak #5,633 (141 total)
👦As Boy Name
2014
First Year
2026
Last Year
2022
Peak Year
#5633
Peak Rank
141
Total Count
12
Years Active
👧As Girl Name
2020
First Year
2024
Last Year
2022
Peak Year
#12237
Peak Rank
17
Total Count
3
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Tegh

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Tegh is a village and the center of the Tegh Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

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Origin & history
St. Gevorg Church in Tegh (4th-5th centuries) The oldest structure of the village is the St. Gevorg Church , an Armenian Apostolic church built partly in the 4th-5th centuries while the rest was built in 1737. The settlement of Tegh was originally part of the Haband gavar (district) of the historical Syunik province of the Kingdom of Armenia . According to medieval Armenian historian and Syunik native Stepanos Orbelian , the village was founded by Armenian Queen Shahandukht , ruler of the lands of Syunik, who gifted it to the Tatev Monastery in 998 AD in honor of her late husband, King Smbat o

The Story of Tegh

As a girl name

Tegh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2020, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 7 Teghs were born — ranking #12,237 that year. As of 2026, Tegh ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Teghs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.

As a boy name

Tegh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2014, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 16 Teghs were born — ranking #5,633 that year. As of 2026, Tegh ranks #6,477 for boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 141 Teghs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Names that sound like Tegh

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tegh

What does the name Tegh mean?
Tegh is a village and the center of the Tegh Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
How popular is Tegh in 2026?
In 2026, Tegh ranks #6,477 among boys' names in the U.S., with 13 babies given the name that year.
When was Tegh most popular?
Tegh reached its peak popularity in 2022, ranking #5,633 that year with 16 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Tegh most popular?
Tegh has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Tegh.
Is Tegh a unisex name?
Yes — Tegh is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 11% of Teghs assigned female and 89% assigned male historically.
What names go well with Tegh?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tegh include Hensley, Rucker, Sinai. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Tegh

Tegh is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 141 births in the dataset. Tegh's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #5,633. Use the chart and map above to compare Tegh'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.