Tekoa comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Stockade or horn trumpet.
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How popular is Tekoa?
2023peak year
The name Tekoa reached its peak in 2023, with 24 registrations (ranked #4444). The name has actually been around since 1972 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8497) today, averaging about 11 new babies per year. Tekoa has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 311 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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