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Tecla

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 155

Tecla is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1970 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Tecla is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in 1916, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1907.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tecla over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1970, not a full ten years.

48
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '60 '70
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Births named Tecla by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 5
1910s 48
1920s 37
1930s 13
1940s 20
1960s 7
1970s (to 1970) 5

How popular is Tecla?

In 1970, Tecla was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Tecla is used

France #5,607 5 in 2008
United States #8,474 5 in 1970

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tecla

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tecla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tecla

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tecla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tecla

How popular is the name Tecla?

In 1970, Tecla was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Tecla a girl's or a boy's name?

Tecla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Tecla?

Tecla has 2 syllables.

When was Tecla most popular?

Tecla peaked in 1916, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.