The baby name Te is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced TEE (/tiː/),TAY (/teɪ/),TEH (/tɛ/),TE (/te/) — common in Vietnamese or Romance-language contexts.
Te is Polynesian, Vietnamese in Origin.
The baby name Te is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced TEE (/tiː/),TAY (/teɪ/),TEH (/tɛ/),TE (/te/) — common in Vietnamese or Romance-language contexts.
Te is Polynesian, Vietnamese in Origin.
Te is a compact cross-linguistic given name and name element. In Sinitic contexts it reflects the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin dé (德), meaning “virtue” or “moral character” - the same dé in the title Tao Te Ching. As 德, it has been a favored component in male given names and courtesy names for centuries across Chinese-speaking regions, with spellings varying by system and dialect: De (Hanyu Pinyin), Te/Teh (older systems), and Tek/Teck in Hokkien–Teochew and Cantonese-influenced romanizations.
Beyond China, te is the definite article in several Polynesian languages and appears at the start of many Māori and Samoan personal names (e.g., Te Aroha, Teuila); some modern bearers use Te on its own to echo that heritage. In Western usage it can be a clipped form of names beginning with Te- (Teo, Teodor/Teodora, Teresa, Teagan). Variants and related forms include De, Teh, Tek, Teck, and the stylized Té.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH | Boys | 0 | #9 | 1 | 270 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| BW | 0 | #18 | 2 | 960 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| AL | 0 | #65 | 11 | 2,372 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| BG | 0 | #81 | 2 | 1,799 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #93 | 12 | 1,564 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #106 | 5 | 2,055 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #139 | 11 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #145 | 7 | 4,216 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #170 | 5 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| CZ | 0 | #183 | 4 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #198 | 25 | 4,141 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #203 | 9 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #211 | 7 | 4,575 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #218 | 24 | 7,111 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #227 | 8 | 5,842 |
| IR | 0 | #228 | 4 | 4,221 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #243 | 7 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #246 | 6 | 6,592 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #255 | 44 | 5,122 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #255 | 9 | 7,056 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #270 | 3 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #276 | 7 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 7 | 6,578 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #291 | 4 | 3,687 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #310 | 10 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| MY | 0 | #317 | 14 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #320 | 22 | 5,378 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #322 | 14 | 6,459 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #325 | 8 | 5,862 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #339 | 16 | 5,096 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #341 | 11 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #343 | 15 | 8,477 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #355 | 4 | 7,678 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| EG | 0 | #367 | 34 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #376 | 15 | 13,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #377 | 829 | 15,035 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #387 | 10 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #414 | 32 | 10,523 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #434 | 18 | 7,952 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #471 | 34 | 11,303 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #485 | 14 | 11,913 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #502 | 14 | 19,177 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #507 | 24 | 8,334 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #510 | 18 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| LY | 0 | #520 | 16 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #554 | 7 | 11,671 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #555 | 32 | 18,916 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #603 | 13 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #631 | 37 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #649 | 6 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #669 | 29 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #703 | 12 | 4,183 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #733 | 19 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #767 | 20 | 15,093 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #789 | 171 | 14,742 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #798 | 41 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #809 | 21 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #857 | 79 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #870 | 12 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2001 | #873 | 5 | 9,507 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #882 | 60 | 12,708 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #901 | 52 | 5,697 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #909 | 7 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #913 | 18 | 5,610 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #920 | 75 | 24,821 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #926 | 26 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #929 | 23 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #941 | 171 | 25,439 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #941 | 15 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #949 | 35 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #978 | 24 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,004 | 125 | 20,986 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,027 | 7 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,084 | 95 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,087 | 90 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,099 | 43 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,170 | 14 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,185 | 27 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,325 | 122 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,373 | 99 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,524 | 91 | 28,008 |
Te is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:
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