Given name & surname
Te
Te is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in Tagalog and Indonesian.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Te through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 775 as a first name in 2020; 1,726 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Te’s family of names
In Indonesian usage, Te as a surname has a related form in TEE. In Indonesian usage, Te as a surname has a related form in TEE. In Indonesian usage, Te as a surname has a related form in THEE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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