Names / Unisex names
Teal
Current rank
#8,308
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,000
in 1961
First recorded
1957
in U.S. data
Children named
1,900
since 1957
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,000 in 1961 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Teal color. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1957. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Over 1,900 have carried it since records began.