Declining since 1992.
Popularity of Teven since 1972
Babies named Teven per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 22 |
| 1990s | 152 |
| 2000s | 57 |
| 2010s | 45 |
| 2020s | 11 |
Meaning & origin
Teven is a rare modern American name, first recorded in the United States in 1972. It reached its peak usage in 1991, the same year that the similar name Tevin peaked at its highest rank, suggesting a shared cultural moment. Since 1992, however, Teven has fallen steeply in frequency. In the most recent data from 2025, its 1-in-N rate is null, indicating it is too rare to measure reliably. The name never appeared among top states, confirming its scattered, infrequent use. Teven likely emerged as a creative spelling or an invention, part of a late-20th-century trend for names with the rhyming '-en' sound. Today it remains a niche choice, carried by fewer than a handful of boys each year, and its trajectory points toward continued obscurity.
Teven first appeared in U.S. records in the 1970s, at the tail end of a broader trend for names starting with 'T' and ending with '-en' or '-in'. It may have been influenced by the rise of the name Tevin in the same period. The name has never broken into widespread use and has been declining in frequency since the early 1990s.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Tevin
Sibling names for Teven
Names that share Teven's style, for a brother or sister.
