girl's name

Tequila

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 2,149

Tequila is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2016 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.

  • Peaked in 1977, when 128 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1958.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Tequila over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

850
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Tequila by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 29
1960s 31
1970s 555
1980s 850
1990s 563
2000s 96
2010s (to 2016) 10

How popular is Tequila?

In 2016, Tequila 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 Tequila is used

England & Wales #7,187 3 in 2011
United States #18,066 5 in 2016

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 Tequila

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

Parents who like Tequila also like

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

Sibling names for Tequila

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

Common questions about Tequila

How popular is the name Tequila?

In 2016, Tequila 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 Tequila a girl's or a boy's name?

Tequila is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Tequila?

Tequila has 3 syllables.

When was Tequila most popular?

Tequila peaked in 1977, when 128 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.