UK name, mostly girls
Tean
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2005. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Also recorded as a boys' name in the UK, with 6 boys.
Tean is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Tean popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2005 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2247, with 9 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 9 births.
This profile covers 20 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1997 to 2005. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Tean is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 20 living people in the UK are called Tean. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2006 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Tean ranked #2247 for girls in England and Wales in 2005, with 9 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 9 girls were registered as Tean.
- • Tean is also recorded for boys, but the girls side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 20 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tean as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 76.9% of Tean registrations are for girls.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2247
2005
Births in 2005
9
Latest year
Peak year
2005
9 births
Estimated living
20
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Tean
In England and Wales birth records, Tean has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 23.1% of registrations are for boys and 76.9% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Tean registered for boys
- Ranked #4,333 in 2007
- 3 boys registered in 2007
- Peak: 2006 (3 births)
Tean registered for girls
- Ranked #2,247 in 2005
- 9 girls registered in 2005
- Peak: 2005 (9 births)
Popularity
Tean over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Tean in England and Wales, from 1997 to 2007. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Tean, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 9 births in 2005, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tean by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Tean was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #2558 | 14 | 2 |
| 1990s | #3862 | 6 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Tean
- Tia 15,569
- Thea 12,888
- Tilly 11,524
- Taylor 7,401
- Tegan 6,583
- Tabitha 6,462
- Talia 5,198
- Tara 5,114
- Tiffany 4,653
- Tallulah 4,442
- Tiana 3,570
- Tamara 3,405
FAQ
Tean: questions and answers
How popular is the name Tean in the UK right now?
In 2005, Tean was ranked #2247 for girls in England and Wales, with 9 births registered.
When was Tean most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 9 babies registered as Tean in England and Wales.
How many people are called Tean in the UK?
A total of 20 babies have been registered as Tean across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.