Tejal
Tejal is an Indian feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Tejal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tejal is an Indian feminine given name.
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The Story of Tejal
Tejal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 20 Tejals were born — ranking #3,806 that year. As of 2026, Tejal ranks #13,483 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 299 Tejals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Tejal
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- Tejal Hasabnis (born 1997), Indian cricketer
- Tejal A. Desai (born 1972), American academic in the fields of physiology and nanotechnology
- Tejal Rao , British-American food culture writer for The New York Times
- Tejal Shah (born 1979), Indian visual artist, curator
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Names that sound like Tejal
Phonetically similar names — useful when Tejal is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Tunnel
- Tussle
- Tical
- Tuttle
- Tunnell
- Tunel
- Tuggle
- Tussal
- Tewel
- Tickle
- Tittle
- Tamil
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About the name Tejal
Tejal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 299 births in the dataset. Tejal's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #3,806. Use the chart and map above to compare Tejal'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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