Given name & surname · also Scottish
Teva
“child of nature”·“a twin”·“a natural man”
Teva is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “child of nature”, “a twin”, and “a natural man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “child of nature”, “a twin”, and “a natural man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Hebrew and Scottish naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Teva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 160
- 16 boys · 144 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 13 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 300 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.
Teva’s family of names
Teva has a related form in Tevah. Teva has a related form in Tevva. Teva has a related form in Tevvah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 Teva
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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