Tejas is a distinctive choice, ranked #1322 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Tejas in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1322
About the Name Tejas
Tejas is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1082 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1241 in 2000 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tejas is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tejas
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Tejas per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tejas in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tejas is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1082 places over the last five years to #1322 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Tejas is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Tejas does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tejass in the wild.
20
UK babies named Tejas (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1082 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tejas
Likely around 1 other Tejas in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Tejas
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Coahuila y Tejas, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila y Tejas (lit. 'Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila and Texas'), was one of the constituent states of the newly established United Mexican States under its 1824 Constitution.