Teo
- Pronunciation
- [Teo]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Form Of Tom; Twin
- Origin
- Vietnamese
About the Name Teo
Teo is a warm, compact name often used as a short form of Matteo or Teodoro, and sometimes connected through Tom-related traditions to the sense of a "twin." Across many cultures, the Teo sound also carries connotations of gifts and grace through the family of names built on the Greek theos, meaning "god," giving this little name a surprisingly rich and layered heritage for its size.
As a given name, Teo has a bright, friendly two-syllable sound and a clean, international feel that fits comfortably across many languages and cultures. Its brevity aligns neatly with the current taste for short, vowel-rich boys' names, while its many cultural ties give it real depth and versatility. It works equally well on its own or as an affectionate nickname grown into a full name. Recorded variants include Teyo, a phonetic form that shares its cheerful, easygoing music.
Teo first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for boys in 2022 and has climbed quickly, reaching its peak in 2024 at rank #759 with 335 births — its strongest year yet. It ranked #855 in 2023 and #939 in 2022, showing clear upward momentum. Across its young run it already accounts for 861 recorded births, marking it as a fresh, fast-rising choice in very recent American naming. It continues to charm parents drawn to short, bright, internationally minded boys' names.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Teo
US Popularity History (2022–2025)
Annual US births named Teo by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2024 with 335 boys named Teo (boy rank #759 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #794 for boys (318 US births). That's 35 places below its 2024 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Teo Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Teo the strongest states are Massachusetts, New Jersey, California.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | #654 | 37 |
| 2 | New Jersey | #683 | 43 |
| 3 | California | #714 | 398 |
| 4 | New York | #746 | 144 |
| 5 | Illinois | #757 | 36 |
| 6 | Washington | #841 | 38 |
| 7 | Florida | #888 | 65 |
| 8 | Texas | #968 | 76 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | #968 | 76 |
| 2 | Florida | #888 | 65 |
| 3 | Washington | #841 | 38 |
| 4 | Illinois | #757 | 36 |
| 5 | New York | #746 | 144 |
| 6 | California | #714 | 398 |
| 7 | New Jersey | #683 | 43 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | #654 | 37 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Teo in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teyo | God. Abbreviation Of Names Like Mateo And Teodor. | Male | Spanish |
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Compare Teo to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Teo against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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