Tekla is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.
Tekla is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Tekla was first reported in SSA data in 1889 and peaked in 1916 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #13,450 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #11,075 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #17,289 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #13,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #18,200 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #13,582 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #16,270 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #17,396 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #16,695 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #12,239 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #13,710 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,736 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #12,328 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,913 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #12,024 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,582 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,539 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #10,754 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #5,952 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,737 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #7,388 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,930 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,428 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #5,250 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,495 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,739 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #6,019 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,632 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,538 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,425 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,625 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #5,189 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,315 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,625 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #5,177 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #4,641 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,588 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #5,014 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,812 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #5,012 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #5,172 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,806 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,639 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,970 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,775 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | #3,923 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #3,426 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | #3,214 |
| 1917 | 15 | — | #2,301 |
| 1916 | 16 | — | #2,118 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | #2,514 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | #2,612 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | #1,756 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | #2,121 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #2,819 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,749 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,515 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | #1,643 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,650 |
| 1898 | 9 | — | #1,251 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,794 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | #1,414 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,629 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | #1,264 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | #1,320 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,513 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | #1,132 |