Given name
Tekoa
“trumpet”·“sudden thrust”
Tekoa is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewתקוע
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Tekoa means “trumpet” or “sudden thrust.”
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Where it comes from
Tekoa is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb taqa' (תקע), “to bring forth a sudden force.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Tekoa appears in 2 Samuel 14:2, Amos 1:1, 2 Samuel 14:4-9 and 4 other passages.
- 2 Samuel 14:2
- Amos 1:1
- 2 Samuel 14:4-9
- 1 Chronicles 2:24
- 1 Chronicles 4:5-7
- 2 Samuel 23:26
- 1 Chronicles 11:28
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Tekoa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 342
- 192 boys · 150 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #3,648 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +223%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,648 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 322 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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