Tekoa is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Tekoa is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,648 for boy births in the United States (and #7,859 across all names), given to 31 babies. Tekoa was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2025 (31 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,648 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,418 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,447 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,782 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,522 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,926 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,747 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,595 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,575 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,505 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,057 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,606 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,118 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,635 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #20,206 | #14,374 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,827 | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,904 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,027 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #18,180 | #12,569 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,520 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #11,960 | — |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #13,028 | — |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #11,702 | — |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #13,289 | — |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #13,294 | — |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #7,074 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #11,178 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #9,207 | — |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,749 | — |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #6,180 | — |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #9,152 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #12,025 | — |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,747 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,984 | — |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #5,534 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #11,151 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #8,172 | — |