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    The first name Teena

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    A female given name, variant of Tina.

    A form of Tina.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Teena at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2014, 6 girls born in the United States were named Teena, the 16,335th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 322 were.

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    5,746
    babies named Teena since 1880
    #16,335
    rank in 2014
    1956
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Teena

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Teena Marie
      American R&B and soul singer (1956–2010)

    Questions

    Is Teena a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,746 US babies named Teena since 1880 were girls.
    When was Teena most popular?
    1956 in the United States, when 322 babies were named Teena, its highest rank at 522nd.
    What name is Teena a form of?
    Teena is a form of Tina.