boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Teo

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #794 Trend ↑ Rising 144%

Teo is a masculine given name or a nickname for Theodore, Teodor, Teofilo, Mateo, Teoman etc.

Rank 2025
#794
among boys · ↓33 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
318
named Teo · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,371
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
335 babies
All-time total
2,987
#2,548 all-time among boys
First recorded
1968
in Social Security records

Teo popularity over time

2,987 babies have been named Teo since 1968, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #4,680
1970s 29 3 +480% #3,982
1980s 64 6 +121% #3,605
1990s 93 9 +45% #4,587
2000s 406 41 +337% #2,031
2010s 905 91 +123% #1,335
2020s (to 2025) 1,485 248 +173% #761

Where Teo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 366 0.21 outside top 500
2027 413 0.24 outside top 500
2028 458 0.27 outside top 500
2029 500 0.29 outside top 500
2030 538 0.32 outside top 500

Where Teo is most popular

Boys named Teo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.157 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Massachusetts, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Teo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 325 0.356 +126%
Massachusetts 43 0.313 +99%
New York 132 0.305 +94%
New Jersey 55 0.273 +74%
Washington 43 0.263 +67%
Florida 87 0.184 +17%
Illinois 43 0.168 +7%
Arizona 24 0.147 -7%
Oregon 11 0.145 -8%
Texas 122 0.138 -12%
Utah 13 0.136 -13%
Georgia 33 0.130 -17%
Virginia 23 0.121 -23%
Colorado 14 0.108 -31%
North Carolina 27 0.106 -33%
Maryland 12 0.101 -36%
Pennsylvania 25 0.094 -40%
Michigan 19 0.093 -41%
Minnesota 11 0.090 -43%
Connecticut 6 0.089 -44%
Wisconsin 6 0.051 -68%
Ohio 11 0.042 -74%
Indiana 5 0.031 -80%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Teo

Teo is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #794 in 2025 with 318 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 2,987 American babies have been named Teo. Its peak came in 2024, when 335 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Teo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Teo?

The median living Teo is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 13. An estimated 3,000 people named Teo are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Teo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 318 #794
2024 335 #761
2023 282 #857
2022 245 #937
2021 176 #1,147
2020 129 #1,371
2019 137 #1,335
2018 131 #1,359
2017 101 #1,603
2016 103 #1,598
2015 88 #1,752
2014 85 #1,779
2013 65 #2,089
2012 66 #2,090
2011 66 #2,053
2010 63 #2,141
2009 69 #2,031
2008 65 #2,122
2007 61 #2,209
2006 49 #2,509
2005 41 #2,696
2004 30 #3,280
2003 33 #2,987
2002 21 #4,027
2001 22 #3,829
2000 15 #5,015
1995 10 #5,875
1990 6 #8,027
1985 – –
1980 5 #7,201
1975 7 #4,748
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Teo

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Teo Fabi Teo Fabi Italian racing driver (born 1955) Contemporary
  2. 2 Teo Topics referred to by the same term b. 1983 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Teo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Teo?

The median living Teo is about 6 years old. Half of all living Teos are between 2 and 13 years old.

How many people named Teo are alive today?

An estimated 3,000 people named Teo are alive in the United States, based on 2,987 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Teo mean?

Teo is a masculine given name or a nickname for Theodore, Teodor, Teofilo, Mateo, Teoman etc.

How popular is the name Teo in 2025?

Teo ranked #794 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 318 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Teo?

2,987 babies have been named Teo in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Teo most popular?

Teo peaked in 2024, when 335 newborns received the name.

Is Teo a boy or girl name?

Teo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Teo rising or falling?

Teo is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Teo become more popular?

Teo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 538 boys named Teo in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Teo?

Well-known people named Teo include Teo Fabi (racing driver), Teo (singer).

Names like Teo

Names that sound and feel close to Teo: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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