MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Tej mean?
Tej continues Sanskrit tejas, radiance or brilliance. The Sanskrit noun can extend from visible brilliance to energy or vigour.
Pronunciation
IAST: tejas
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
तेज
Letter-by-letter: tejas
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Tej in Indian usage
93,296 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 21,606 records (23.2%).
- Recorded as male: 71,690 records (76.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,183 |
| 1930s | 4,948 |
| 1940s | 11,049 |
| 1950s | 13,938 |
| 1960s | 17,534 |
| 1970s | 17,239 |
| 1980s | 16,967 |
| 1990s | 10,324 |
| Other decades | 114 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 30,339 |
| Punjab | 17,835 |
| Rajasthan | 9,468 |
| Bihar | 9,024 |
| Haryana | 8,601 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6,723 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3,534 |
| Delhi | 3,278 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,244 |
| Jharkhand | 1,084 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 295 |
| Assam | 290 |
| Chandigarh | 257 |
| Other states | 324 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Tej / M | 8 | 2,664 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Tej; Table_6, C2918 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tej; Table_6, C2918
- Monier-Williams, tejas, p. 454,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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