Teyana
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueline Taylor is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, two Critics Choice Awards, and an NAACP Image Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award, two Actor Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and a Grammy Award. She was named one of Time's 2026 Women of the Year.
Meaning & Origin of Teyana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueline Taylor is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, two Critics Choice Awards, and an NAACP Image Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award, two Actor Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and a Grammy Award. She was named one of Time's 2026 Women of the Year.
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The Story of Teyana
The earliest SSA record of Teyana as a baby girl name dates back to 1982, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 66 newborns named Teyana — #2,634 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Teyanas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,405 among baby girl names with 32 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 1K Teyanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Teyana
Teyana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Teyana's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,634. Use the chart and map above to compare Teyana'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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