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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Teal

Used in both girl and boy records

Teal appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Teal by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDTeal as a girl’s nameUS records 1957–2024
#4470girl rank1994peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDTeal as a boy’s nameUS records 1965–2024
#9329boy rank2021peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Teal in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl199466 uses#195519611957–202064 listed years
Boy201816 uses#289419701965–202032 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.