Given name & surname
Teal
“having greenish-blue eyes”
Teal is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “resembling a bright-colored duck; a greenish-blue color” (American) and “having greenish-blue eyes” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “resembling a bright-colored duck; a greenish-blue color” (American) and “having greenish-blue eyes” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Teal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,906
- 302 boys · 1,604 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #6,760 for boys · #8,308 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 34% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,308 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 66 in 1994. It also appeared in 13 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,684 as a first name in 2020; 8,465 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.
Teal’s family of names
Teal has a related form in Teela. Teal has a related form in Teala. Teal has a related form in Teale.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Teal
- Teal BunburyCanadian-American soccer playerborn 1990
- Teal HarleCanadian freestyle skierborn 1996
- Teal MarchandeAmerican actressborn 1965
- Teal SwanAmerican spiritual teacherborn 1984
- Teal RedmannAmerican actressborn 1982
- Teal FowlerAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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