Given name & surname
Teel
“having greenish-blue eyes”
Teel is a variant of Teal. 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
Teel is a variant of Teal. Interpretations include “resembling a bright-colored duck; a greenish-blue color” (American) and “having greenish-blue eyes” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Teel is a variant of Teal. An origin associated with Teal is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Teel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 6 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 6 in 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 127 as a first name in 2020; 7,547 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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