Teena

Teena: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “follower of Christ”
Origin: English
Say it: TEE-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually a diminutive or spelling variant of Tina, often short for Christina or Martina. When from Christina, it ultimately derives from Greek Christianos.

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How popular is Teena?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Teena in 20240

Peak year1956

Total US babies since 18805,746

Teena was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Teena

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Lilylily flower · English

Teena questions

What does the name Teena mean?

Teena means "follower of Christ". It comes from English. Usually a diminutive or spelling variant of Tina, often short for Christina or Martina. When from Christina, it ultimately derives from Greek Christianos.

Is Teena a boy or girl name?

Teena is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Teena?

Teena was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1956.

How do you pronounce Teena?

Teena is usually pronounced TEE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.