Teka
The Teka Group is a multinational company founded in Germany in 1924 and engaged in the manufacture and commercialisation of kitchen products. It specializes in sinks, exhaust hoods, hobs and ovens. The group has 14 factories in Europe, the Americas and Asia and commercializes its products in 116 countries. The company has a workforce of 4,700 employees worldwide.
Meaning & Origin of Teka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Teka Group is a multinational company founded in Germany in 1924 and engaged in the manufacture and commercialisation of kitchen products. It specializes in sinks, exhaust hoods, hobs and ovens. The group has 14 factories in Europe, the Americas and Asia and commercializes its products in 116 countries. The company has a workforce of 4,700 employees worldwide.
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The Story of Teka
Teka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 15 Tekas were born — ranking #4,745 that year. As of 2026, Teka ranks #11,778 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 236 Tekas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Teka
Teka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 236 births in the dataset. Teka's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #4,745. Use the chart and map above to compare Teka'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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