Teina
Teina is a given name. Notable persons with the name include:Teina Bishop, Cooks Islands politician Teina Clark, Australian rugby player Teina Maraeura (1950–2023), French Polynesian politician Teina Pora, New Zealand man falsely accused of murder Teina Teiti, Cook Islands sprinter
Meaning & Origin of Teina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teina is a given name. Notable persons with the name include:Teina Bishop, Cooks Islands politician Teina Clark, Australian rugby player Teina Maraeura (1950–2023), French Polynesian politician Teina Pora, New Zealand man falsely accused of murder Teina Teiti, Cook Islands sprinter
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The Story of Teina
American parents first put Teina on the record books as a baby girl name in 1951, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 9 Teinas were born — ranking #4,193 that year. About 80% of every Teina on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Teina last appeared in the published SSA data in 1962, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 30 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Teina
Teina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Teina's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #4,193. Use the chart and map above to compare Teina'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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