Tekelia
Libertia is a genus of monocotyledonous plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to South America, Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand. Eight species are endemic to New Zealand.
Meaning & Origin of Tekelia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Libertia is a genus of monocotyledonous plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to South America, Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand. Eight species are endemic to New Zealand.
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The Story of Tekelia
American parents first put Tekelia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1976, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 11 Tekelias were born — ranking #5,532 that year. About 49% of every Tekelia on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Tekelia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 67 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Tekelia
Tekelia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Tekelia's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #5,532. Use the chart and map above to compare Tekelia'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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