Teja
Meaning
radiance, brilliance, fire (Sanskrit tejas); a Telugu favorite both alone and in compounds like Ravi Teja and Sai Teja, and short enough to need no nickname anywhere
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Teja has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Teja
Most people given the name Teja in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Teja deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Teja truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Teja fits with your family’s names and surname.
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